Atharvavedaparishishta 7.1
Atharvavedapariśiṣṭa 7.1
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- 7.1.13 — 1 part
7.1.1
oṃ na suṣvāpa purā śakro dānavānāṃ purodhasā | prayuktair auṣadhair yogair mantrāṇāṃ japahomataḥ ||
Om. In ancient times Śakra could not sleep, because of the herbs and devices / employed by the purohita of the Dānavas through the chanting and fire-offering of mantras.
7.1.2
praṇipatya bṛhaspatim atharvāṇaṃ puraṃdaraḥ | dānavaiḥ paribhūto 'haṃ trāhi mām ity uvāca ha ||
Bowing down before Bṛhaspati, the Atharvan, Puraṃdara / said: "I am overcome by the Dānavas; protect me!"
7.1.3
tato 'sāv evam uktas tu prabhūtabalavardhanam | ārogyadaṃ bhūtikaraṃ kṣudropadravanāśanam ||
Then, thus addressed, he [said] that which promotes abundant strength, / gives health, creates prosperity, and destroys minor afflictions:
7.1.4
ārātrikaṃ hi kartavyaṃ tasya trātum idaṃ tadā | kṛtvā piṣṭamayaṃ dīpaṃ suvartisnehasaṃyutam ||
"An evening wave-offering must indeed be performed then to protect him." / Having made a lamp consisting of flour, furnished with a fine wick and oil,
7.1.5
ati nihaḥ prānyān iti dvābhyām enaṃ pradīpayet | pātre sapuṣpe saṃsthāpya sarṣapāṃś ca sahākṣataiḥ ||
he should light it with the two [verses]: "Surpassing all..."; / having placed it in a dish with flowers, mustard seeds along with unbroken grain,
7.1.6
priyaṅguṃ śatapuṣpāṃ ca dūrvāṃ caiva śatāvarīm | sapāpahāriṇīṃ bhūtiṃ tatraiva ca baliṃ nyaset ||
priyaṅgu, śatapuṣpā, dūrvā, and śatāvarī, / [and] sin-removing sacred ashes, he should place the offering right there.
7.1.7
apsarobhiḥ parivṛto gurur gatvā puraṃdaram | prāptasattvaṃ sumanasam āsane prānmukhaṃ sthitam ||
Surrounded by Apsarases, the Guru, having gone to Puraṃdara / who had regained his strength, was cheerful, and was seated facing east upon a seat,
7.1.8
preto yantv ekaśataṃ ca dīpaṃ samabhimantrayet | triḥ paribhrāmayed rājño mantreṇātha sumaṅgalam ||
should consecrate the lamp with: "Let the departed go..." and the one hundred and one [mantras]; / he should then wave the highly auspicious [lamp] around the king three times with the mantra.
7.1.9
śāmyanty asya tato rogā grahā vighnavināyakāḥ | svasty astu nrparāṣṭrāya svasti gobrāhmaṇāya ca ||
His diseases, planets, and obstructive Vināyakas then become calm. / May there be welfare for the king and the realm, and welfare for cow and Brahmin!
7.1.10
tatas tu śaṅkhadhvaninā dīpaṃ gṛhītvā satoyadhārāṃ prayato 'pi nirharet | purohito jyotiṣiko 'pi vā svayaṃ hitaiṣinī dhātry atharvo (pakāritā ||
Then, to the sound of a conch, one should take the lamp and, keeping pure, carry it out along with a stream of water; either the royal domestic priest, the astrologer, or even herself, the well-wishing nurse instructed in the Atharvan rites.
7.1.11
ācāmyātha ha rājānam ācamyādau purohitaḥ | brāhmaṇāya yathāśakti rukmaṃ prātaḥ pradāpayet ||
Then, having sipped water, the royal domestic priest should first have the king sip water, and should make him give gold to a Brahmin in the morning according to his means.
7.1.12
mūlakarmādikaṃ tasya pañcaguhyakakāritam | bhayaṃ rājño na bhavati tejo vīryaṃ ca vardhate ||
Sorcery and the like wrought against him by the five Guhyakas causes no fear to the king, and his luster and vigor increase.
7.1.13
evaṃ vidhānam akhilaṃ vihitaṃ yathāvad etat samastaśubhadaṃ gaditaṃ nrpāṇām | naivāpadaḥ samupayānti nṛpaṃ kadā cid ārātrikaṃ pratiniśaṃ kriyate tu yasya || ity ārātrikaṃ samāptam ||
Thus the entire rule has been duly laid down, declared as bestowing all auspiciousness upon kings. / Misfortunes never approach a king for whom the waving of lights is performed night after night. // Thus ends the waving of lights.
7.1.13.p1
(Pariśiṣṭa_8. ghṛtāvekṣaṇam)
(Supplement 8: Gazing into Ghee)
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