Atharvavedaparishishta 26.4
Atharvavedapariśiṣṭa 26.4
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26.4.1
kevalaṃ madhusaṃyuktā saptāṅguladalīkṛtā | uccāṭane praśastā sā dvidalā ca na śāntaye ||
Combined solely with honey, made of seven finger-breadths [and split into] a twig, / it is commendable for driving away [enemies], but a split one is not for propitiation.
26.4.2
vidveṣe kaṭutailāktā dvidalā tu ṣaḍaṅgulā | sarvato granthihīnā tu viprāṇāṃ syāt samic chubhā ||
In [a rite of] sowing dissension, a split [stick] of six finger-breadths is smeared with pungent mustard oil. / For Brahmins, an auspicious sacrificial stick should be entirely free of knots.
26.4.3
avakrāgranthisaṃyuktā kṣatriyāṇāṃ jayāvahā | madhye tu granthisaṃyuktā vaiśyānāṃ bhūtisādhanī ||
Unbent and possessing a knot at the tip, it brings victory to Kṣatriyas; / possessing a knot in the middle, it brings prosperity to Vaiśyas.
26.4.4
trayāṇām api vakṣyante yā grāhyāḥ samidhaḥ smṛtaḥ | nātyārdrā nātiśuṣkā vā naiva coṣarasaṃbhavāḥ ||
The sacrificial sticks remembered as acceptable for all three [castes] will be stated: / neither overly wet nor overly dry, and not grown in saline soil,
26.4.5
na dagdhā na kṛmidaṣṭāḥ sarvadoṣavivarjitāḥ | samidhām indhanānāṃ ca tulyān vṛkṣān bravīmy ataḥ ||
not burnt, not eaten by worms, and free from all defects. / Henceforth I proclaim the trees suitable for sacrificial sticks and firewood:
26.4.6
śuṣukair yā indhanaiḥ pūrvaṃ yajñavṛkṣamayaiḥ śubhaiḥ | ārdrāṇi homayec caiva śuṣkaiḥ kalahakarmaṇi | śuṣkāṇi hīndhanāni syuḥ samidhas tu yathoditāḥ ||
With dry firewood first, made of auspicious sacrificial trees. / And he should offer wet ones [for peace], but with dry ones in an act of contention; / for the firewood should be dry, but the sacrificial sticks should be as prescribed.
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