Atharvavedaparishishta 26.1
Atharvavedapariśiṣṭa 26.1
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- Sanskrit
26.1.1
oṃ samidhāṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi pramāṇaṃ lakṣaṇaṃ śubham | tathāśubhaṃ ca tattvena yathāphalavibhāgataḥ ||
Oṃ. I shall declare the measurement, auspicious characteristic, / and inauspicious characteristic of sacrificial kindling-sticks in truth according to the division of fruits.
26.1.2
yajñakarmaṇi kartavyā[ḥ] śāntike pauṣṭike tathā | prādeśamātrīḥ samidhaḥ proktāḥ sarveṣu karmasu ||
In a sacrificial rite, in a rite of appeasement, and likewise in a rite of prosperity, / kindling-sticks measuring a span are prescribed for all rites.
26.1.3
tiryag yavodarāṇy aṣṭāv ūrdhvā vā vrīhayas trayaḥ | aṅgulasya pramāṇena prādeśo dvādaśāṅgulaḥ ||
Eight barley grains placed crosswise or three paddy grains upright / are the measure of a digit; a span is twelve digits.
26.1.4
ata ūrdhvaṃ na kartavyā nāpi hrasvā na cordhvataḥ | na vakrā caiva kartavyā nāpi granthisamanvitā ||
Above this it must not be made, nor shorter, nor longer; / neither should it be made crooked, nor full of knots.
26.1.5
ūrdhvatas tu yato vakrā citradadruvicarcikāḥ | karoti yāge kṣipraṃ tu tasmāt tāṃ parivarjayet ||
Because one that is crooked at the upper end quickly produces / spotted ringworm and scabies in the sacrifice, one should therefore avoid it.
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