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Atharvavedaparishishta 4.4

Atharvavedapariśiṣṭa 4.4

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Sanskrit

4.4.1

ā rātri pārthivam iṣirā yoṣā trāyamāna ity rātryāṇi ||

The Night-hymns are: 'Into the earthly space, O Night...', 'The active maiden...', and 'The saving...'

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4.4.2

mamobhā mahyam āpa iti sūktābhyām anvālabhya japet ||

Touching [the king], he should murmur the two hymns: 'Both mine...' and 'The waters to me...'

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4.4.3

yo na[[ḥ]] sva iti pañcabhiḥ sarṣapāñ juhuyāt ||

With the five [stanzas beginning with] 'He who is our own...', he should offer mustard seeds into the fire.

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4.4.4

yo 'smin yas tvā mātur iti dīpena nṛpasyopari triṣ parihṛtya praiṣakṛte prayacchet ||

Having circled [the lamp] three times over the king with the lamp to the accompaniment of 'He who in this...' and 'He who... from the mother', he should hand it to the messenger.

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4.4.5

abhayam ity ṛcā catasraḥ śarkarāḥ pradakṣiṇaṃ pratidiśaṃ kṣipet ||

With the verse 'Fearlessness...', he should cast four pebbles clockwise in every direction.

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4.4.6

ehy aśmānam ā tiṣṭheti pañcamīm adhiṣṭhāpayet ||

With 'Come, step upon the stone...', he should make him stand on the fifth [stone].

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4.4.7

na taṃ yakṣmā aitu deva iti guggulukuṣṭhadūpaṃ dadyāt ||

With 'Let not consumption approach him, O god...', he should offer incense of bdellium and costus.

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4.4.8

yas te gandhas tryāyuṣam iti bhūtiṃ prayacchet ||

With 'Whatever fragrance is yours...' and 'A triple lifetime...', he should apply sacred ashes.

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4.4.9

dūṣyā dūṣir asīti pratisaram ābadhya

Having fastened an amulet with 'You are an undoer of hexes...',

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4.4.10

agnir mā pātu vasubhiḥ purastād iti śarkarān pradakṣiṇaṃ pratidiśaṃ kṣipet ||

he should cast pebbles clockwise in every direction with 'May Agni protect me from the east with the Vasus...'

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4.4.11

bahir niḥsṛtyottareṇa gatvā bāhyenopaniṣkramya suhṛde kuryāc chraddadhate kuryāt ||

Going outside, having gone north, having stepped outside, he should perform it for a friend, he should perform it for one who has faith.

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4.4.12

naiśam abhayaṃ karma mausalīputraḥ paiṭhīnasiḥ ||

The nightly rite of fearlessness [according to] Paiṭhīnasi, son of Mausalī.

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