Atharvavedaparishishta 26.3
Atharvavedapariśiṣṭa 26.3
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- Sanskrit
26.3.1
durbhagaṃ kurute vakrā sthānabhraṃśaṃ dvidhāgrataḥ | kṛśā sarvavināśāya dīrghā nāśayate śriyam ||
A bent [stick] causes misfortune; one split at the tip causes loss of station; / a slender one leads to complete destruction; a long one destroys prosperity.
26.3.2
sthūlā tu kurute vighnaṃ sarvakārye dvijasya tu | ataḥ pramāṇaṃ vividhaṃ phalaṃ cāpi tathā śṛṇu ||
A thick [stick] causes obstacles in every enterprise of a twice-born. / Hear also the various measurements and likewise the results from this point on:
26.3.3
latāpallavasaṃjātā dvādaśāṅgulakalpitā | kṣīrāktā śāntike home hotavyā tu viśeṣataḥ ||
Formed from a shoot of a creeper, measured at twelve finger-breadths, / smeared with milk, it should especially be offered in an oblation for propitiation.
26.3.4
kevalaṃ muktisiddhyarthaṃ ghṛtāktā[m] homayeddvijaḥ | daśāṅgulapramāṇāṃ hi homayen mantrakarmaṇi ||
A twice-born should offer one smeared with ghee solely for the sake of attaining liberation; / indeed, he should offer one measured at ten finger-breadths in a rite using mantras.
26.3.5
navāṅgulā tu kartavyā tailābhyaktābhicārike | aṣṭāṅgulā vibhūtyarthe ghṛtadadhnā tu homayet ||
In an incantation-rite, [the stick] should be made nine finger-breadths [long] and smeared with oil; / one of eight finger-breadths should be offered with ghee and curd for prosperity.
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