[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Auxiliary Sciences of the Veda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga) › [Vedic ancillary literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc) › [Supplements of the Vedic schools](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista) › [Atharvavedaparishishta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva) › 7.1 # Atharvavedaparishishta 7.1 Atharvavedapariśiṣṭa 7.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ## Contents - [7.1.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.7.1.13) — 1 part ### [7.1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.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. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.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!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.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: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.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, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.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, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.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. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.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, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.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. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.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! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.1.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.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. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.1.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.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. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.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. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.1.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.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. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.1.13.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.7.1.13.p1) (Pariśiṣṭa\_8. ghṛtāvekṣaṇam) > (Supplement 8: Gazing into Ghee) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva~en-mt.7.1.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.7.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.7.1) · Pramāṇa