Atharvavedaparishishta 4.6
Atharvavedapariśiṣṭa 4.6
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- 4.6.6 — 2 parts
4.6.1
yasya rājño janapade atharvā śāntipāragaḥ | nivasaty api tad rāṣṭraṃ vardhate nirupadravam ||
In whose realm an Atharvan priest who has mastered propitiatory rites resides, / that king's realm flourishes free of calamities.
4.6.2
yasya rājño janapade sa nāsti vividhair bhayaiḥ | pīḍyate tasya tad rāṣṭraṃ paṅke gaur iva majjati ||
In whose realm such a priest does not exist, that king's realm / is afflicted by various fears and sinks like a cow in the mud.
4.6.3
tasmād rājā viśeṣeṇa atharvāṇaṃ jitendriyam | dānasaṃmānasatkārair nityaṃ samabhipūjayet ||
Therefore, a king should constantly and especially honor / a self-controlled Atharvan priest with gifts, honor, and hospitality.
4.6.4
nityaṃ ca kārayec chāntiṃ grahaṛkṣāṇi pūjayet | bhūmidohān prakurvīta devatāyataneṣu ca ||
And he should constantly have propitiatory rites performed, worship the planets and lunar mansions, / and carry out milking-rites of the earth in the temples of deities.
4.6.5
catuspatheṣu goṣṭheṣu tīrtheṣv apsu ca kārayet | gotarpaṇaṃ ca vidhivat sarvadoṣavināśanam ||
At crossroads, in cowpens, at bathing places, and at waters, he should have performed / the proper water libation for cows, which destroys all defects.
4.6.6
ya evaṃ kārayed rājā sarvakālaṃ jitendriyaḥ | anantaṃ sukham āpanoti kṛtsnāṃ bhuṅkte vasuṃdharām ||
A king who, having mastered his senses, has this performed at all times, / attains endless happiness and enjoys the entire earth.
4.6.6.p1
iti purohitakarmāṇi samāptāni ||
Thus the duties of the royal priest are completed.
4.6.6.p2
(Pariśiṣṭa_5. puṣyābhiṣekaḥ)
(Supplement 5. The Royal Consecration under Puṣya)
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Linked texts (2)
- Purohitakarman — Sanskrit
- Ātharvaṇapariśiṣṭa — Sanskrit