Atharvavedaparishishta 26.2
Atharvavedapariśiṣṭa 26.2
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26.2.1
dviphalā piṇḍavarjāpi triphalā vāpi yā bhavet | ṣaṭphalā saptaphalā yā caturaṅgaṃ vinaśyati ||
That which has two branches, or is without bulk, or has three branches, / or has six branches, or seven branches, destroys the four-limbed army.
26.2.2
sapattrapuṣpasamidhaḥ kalpayitvā vicakṣaṇaḥ | pauṣṭikaṃ karma kurvīta sidhyate nātra saṃśayaḥ ||
Having prepared sacrificial sticks with leaves and flowers, the discerning one / should perform a rite for nourishment; it succeeds without doubt.
26.2.3
pattrapuṣpayutā yās tu śāntadrumasamudbhavāḥ | samidho goṣṭhamadhye tu praśastāḥ parikīrtitāḥ ||
Sacrificial sticks that have leaves and flowers and come from auspicious trees / are declared to be commendable in the middle of a cowpen.
26.2.4
[athāparaṃ pravakṣyāmi samidhāṃ caiva lakṣaṇam] ||
[Now I shall declare further the characteristics of sacrificial sticks.]
26.2.5
viśīrṇā dvidalā hrasvā vakrā caiva dvidhāgrataḥ | kṛśā ca dīrghā sthūlā ca karmasiddhivināśinī ||
Withered, split in two, short, bent, split at the tip, / slender, long, or thick—such [a stick] destroys ritual success.
26.2.6
[yad yatra lakṣaṇaṃ proktaṃ yasmin kāle yathāvidhi | tatra tenaiva siddhiḥ syād viparīte tathā bhayam] ||
[Whatever characteristic is taught for a particular [rite], at whatever time, according to rule: / by that alone success will occur there; if it is otherwise, there will be fear.]
26.2.7
samāhṛtānāṃ samidhāṃ tāsāṃ caiva phalaṃ śṛṇu ||
Hear the results of those sacrificial sticks that have been gathered:
26.2.8
viśīrṇāyuḥkṣayaṃ kuryād dvidalā rogadā bhavet | abhimukhagatamātrā sadyo hrasvā nivartayet ||
A withered [stick] brings about loss of life; a split one causes disease; / a short one immediately turns back whatever has just come to face [the sacrificer].
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