History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c23.152

v2.c23.152

⁵¹⁵ Nārāyaṇa explains that the herb is dūrvā according to usage. The sap is put in the nostril silently or to the accompaniment of two mantras, which are respectively of the sage Prajāvat and Jīvaputra. They are: आ ते गर्भो योनिमेतु पुमान् बाण इवेषुधिम् । आ वीरो जायतां पुत्रस्ते दशमास्यः ॥ अग्निरैतु प्रथमो देवतानां सोऽस्यै प्रजां मुञ्चतु मृत्युपाशात् । तदयं राजा वरुणोऽनुमन्यतां यथेयं स्त्री पौत्रमघं न रोदात् ॥ इति. The first is practically the same as अथर्ववेद III. 23. 2; the 2nd is आप. म. पा. I. 4. 7.