Atharvavedaparishishta 70.3
Atharvavedapariśiṣṭa 70.3
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70.3.1
sāvitryā lakṣahomaṃ tu bhaume tiṣṭhed viśāradāḥ | kuryur deyaṃ ca dānānāṃ viprebhyo yasya yat priyam ||
When [a portent is] terrestrial, skilled [priests] should engage in a hundred-thousand oblations with the Sāvitrī verse; / and of gifts, that which is dear to whichever Brahmin should be given to them.
70.3.2
gobhūmikāñcanāśvānāṃ ratnānāṃ dhānyavāsasām | rathānāṃ vāraṇānāṃ ca dānaṃ kāmam ataḥ param ||
Gifts of cattle, land, gold, and horses, of gems, grain, and garments, / of chariots and of elephants may be given at will beyond this.
70.3.3
tuṣyeyur yena vā viprāḥ saṃbhavo yasya yasya hi | tat tat sarvam upādeyam eṣa dānavidhiḥ smṛtaḥ ||
Or by whatever the Brahmins might be pleased, whatever each possesses, / all that should be accepted; this is remembered as the rule of gifts.
70.3.4
dadyāc ca gurave grāmaṃ dhenuṃ vāsoyugaṃ tathā | alaṃkāraiś ca saṃpūjya prīṇayet prītamānasaḥ ||
And he should give to the guru a village, a cow, and a pair of garments; / and having honoured him with ornaments, pleased in mind, he should gratify him.
70.3.5
anena vidhinā bhaumam adbhutaṃ śamayed guruḥ | eṣa eva vidhir jñeyo viyatye 'py adbhutāśraye ||
By this rule the guru should appease a terrestrial portent. / This very rule should be known also in the case of a portent belonging to the atmosphere.
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