Atharvavedaparishishta 45.2
Atharvavedapariśiṣṭa 45.2
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- 45.2.21 — 1 part
45.2.1
hutam agnihotraṃ sarveṣv ity eke ||
Some say the Agnihotra is offered in all [three fires].
45.2.2
carusthālyāḥ sruveṇa ||
From the cooking pot with the dipping-spoon:
45.2.3
iha puṣṭiṃ puṣṭipatir dadhātv iha prajāṃ janayatu prajāpatiḥ | agnaye gṛhapataye rayimate paśupataye puṣṭipataye svāheti gārhapatye ||
'Here may the lord of nourishment bestow nourishment; here may Prajāpati generate offspring. To Agni, master of the house, wealthy, lord of cattle, lord of nourishment, svāhā!'—in the Gārhapatya [fire].
45.2.4
agnaye 'nnādāyānnapataye svāheti dakṣiṇāgnau hutvā ||
Having offered into the Dakṣiṇāgni [fire] with: 'To Agni the food-eater, lord of food, svāhā!'
45.2.5
manasaivobhayatra prajāpateś carusthālī
The pot of boiled rice-offering belonging to Prajāpati [is offered] with the mind alone in both cases.
45.2.6
srucaṃ sruvaṃ barhiṣy ādhāyottarato 'gner upaviśya prāśnāti ||
Having placed the offering ladle and dipping spoon upon the sacrificial grass, sitting down to the north of the fire, he eats.
45.2.7
prāṇān prīṇāmīty upaspṛśya garbhān prīṇāmīti dvitīyaṃ viśvān devān prīṇāmīty antataḥ sarvam
Sipping water with 'I gratify the vital breaths,' a second time with 'I gratify the embryos,' [and] finally all of it with 'I gratify all the gods.'
45.2.8
aprakṣālitayodakaṃ srucā ninayati sarpetarajanān prīṇāmīti
With the ladle unwashed, he pours out water, saying: 'I gratify the serpents and other beings.'
45.2.9
barhiṣā prakṣālya sarpapuṇyajanān prīṇāmīti dvitīyam ||
Having washed it with sacrificial grass, [he pours water] a second time, saying: 'I gratify the serpents and holy folk.'
45.2.10
gandharvāpsarasaḥ prīṇāmīti apareṇāhavanīyam udakaṃ tṛtīyam ||
Saying 'I gratify the gandharvas and apsarases,' a third [pouring of] water [is made] behind the āhavanīya fire.
45.2.11
sapta rṣīn prīṇāmīti srucaṃ sruvaṃ ca pratitapati
Saying 'I gratify the seven seers,' he heats the offering ladle and dipping spoon at the fire.
45.2.12
dakṣiṇān nayāmīti rātrau srugdaṇḍam avamārṣṭi ||
Saying 'I lead the southern ones,' he wipes down the handle of the ladle at night.
45.2.13
prātar unmārṣṭi ||
In the morning, he wipes it upward.
45.2.14
ity uktaṃ samidādhānam
Thus has been stated the laying on of firewood.
45.2.15
agnyupasthānam || rātriṃ rātrim aprayātaṃ bharanta iti ||
The adoration of the fire [is performed with]: 'Night after night, bringing before departure...'
45.2.16
yathākālaṃ sāyamsāyaṃ gṛhapatir ayaṃ no agnir iti dve
At the proper time, each evening, [he adores the fire with] the two verses: 'The master of the house' and 'This fire of ours.'
45.2.17
gārhapatyapaścād dugdhānnasyāgnihotraśrapaṇī vidhīyate ||
Behind the gārhapatya fire, the cooking vessel for the Agnihotra milk-food is prescribed.
45.2.18
yajña te veda pṛṣṭham ity etayālabhyābhimantrayate ||
Touching it with 'O sacrifice, I know your back,' he consecrates it with the mantra.
45.2.19
ukhāyaṃ sravantyāṃ sa mardakarmabhyo 'nyasyāṃ dṛḍhatarāyāṃ pratyāsicya sutā deveṣv ity anumantrayate ||
When the cooking pot leaks, pouring [the contents] into another, stronger one for the mashing rituals, he consecrates it with [the verse]: 'Sutā deveṣu...'
45.2.20
evaṃ sarvāsūkhāsu somakalaśamahāvīre vā
Thus in all cooking pots, or in the Soma vessel and the mahāvīra pot.
45.2.21
atha yasyāgnihotradhenvādi vyāpadyeta | tatra yathādevataṃ juhuyād apratibhāve vyāhṛtibhiḥ ||
Now, whose Agnihotra cow or other [requisite] should perish, there one should offer according to the appropriate deity, [or] if one does not occur to mind, with the sacred utterances.
45.2.21.p1
(Pariśiṣṭa_46. uttamapaṭalam)
(Pariśiṣṭa 46. The Supreme Chapter)
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