History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c23.207
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c23.207
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(10) *Keeping off evil spirits* :—Though Āśv. and Śāṅ. are entirely silent on this point several sūtras devote large space to this topic and are full of *mantras* which are more are less magic. Āp. prescribes the offering of mustard seed and rice chaff in fire three times with each of eight mantras (Āp. mantra-pāṭha II. 13. 7–14). Bhār. gṛ. (I. 23) also prescribes similar offerings with several verses. Hir. gṛ. requires the throwing of mustard seeds eleven times in the *sūtikāgni* with eleven mantras some of which are almost the same as in Bhāradvāja. Pār. gṛ. recites two of such mantras.⁵³⁶
Linked texts (7)
- Bhāradvājagṛhyasūtra — Sanskrit
- Śāṅkhāyanagṛhyasūtra — Śāṅkhāyana, Sanskrit
- Āśvalāyanagṛhyasūtra — Āśvalāyana, Sanskrit
- Pāraskaragṛhyasūtra — Pāraskara, Sanskrit
- Hiraṇyakeśigṛhyasūtra — Hiraṇyakeśin, Sanskrit
- Āpastambagṛhyasūtra — Āpastamba, Sanskrit
- Ekāgnikāṇḍa — Sanskrit