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Khâdira-Grihya-Sûtra: Patala IV
Khanda 1
11. When undertaking ceremonies for the obtainment of special wishes, let him omit six meals or three.2
2. At such ceremonies as are repeated daily, (let him do so only) in the beginning;3
3. After (the ceremony), if it is performed on account of a prodigy.4
4. Thus also at the performances of the sacrificial day (i.e. of the first day of the fortnight).5
5. One who keeps the vow (of fasting) through one fortnight, (may avail himself of the following indulgence):6
6. If he is not able (to subsist entirely without food, let him drink) rice-water once a day.7
7. Let him murmur the Prapada formula (MB. II, 4, 5), sitting in the forest on eastward-pointed grass-blades.8
8. Thus one who is desirous of holy lustre.9
9. One who is desirous of cattle, as stated above (III, I, 5?).10
10. One who desires that his stock of cattle may increase, should sacrifice rice and barley, with (the verse), 'He who has a thousand arms' (MB. II, 4, 7).11
11. To one with whom he wishes to become associated, he should give fruits of a big tree, over which he has murmured the Kautomata verse (MB. II, 4, 8).12
12. Having kept the vow (of fasting) through one fortnight, he should in the full-moon night plunge up to his navel into a pool which does not dry up, and should sacrifice with his mouth fried grain into the water, with the five (verses), 'Like a tree' (MB. II, 4, 9-13).13
13. This ceremony procures (property on) the earth.14
14. One who is desirous of the enjoyment (of riches), should worship the sun with the first (of those five verses), while one who is rich in wealth should look at him.15
15. One who desires that his stock of horses and elephants may increase, (should sacrifice) fried grain with the second (of those verses), while the sun has a halo.16
16. One who desires that his flocks may increase, (should sacrifice) sesamum seeds with the third (verse), while the moon has a halo.17
17. Having worshipped the sun with the fourth (verse), let him try to gain great wealth.18
18. Having worshipped the sun with the fifth, let him return home.19
1920. In order to avert involuntary death let him murmur every day (the formula), 'Bhûh!' (MB. II, 4, 14.)21
20. On the sacrificial day (i.e. the first day of the fortnight) let him make oblations with the six verses, From the head' (MB. II, 5, 1 seqq.), with the Vâmadevya verses, with the Mahâvyâhritis, and with the verse sacred to Pragâpati (l.l. 8).22
21. Thus he will drive away misfortune.23
22. On an unsafe road let him murmur the verse, 'Go away' (Rig-veda X, 164, 1).24
23. One who is desirous of glory should worship the sun in the forenoon, at noon, and in the afternoon, with (the formula), 'I am glory' (MB. II, 5, 9).25
24. Let him change (the word), 'Of the forenoon,' according (to the different times of the day).26
25. Worshipping (the sun) at twilight with the formula, 'O sun! the ship' (MB. II, 5, 14), procures happiness.27
26. At the morning twilight (he says), 'When thou risest' (l.l. 15).28
27. At the evening twilight, 'When thou goest to rest' (l.l. 16).29
Khanda 2
130. Having kept the vow (of fasting) through one fortnight, he should, on the first day of the dark fortnight, feed the Brâhmanas with boiled milk-rice prepared of one Kamsa of rice.31
2. The small grains of that (rice) he should sacrifice (day by day) at the evening twilight to the west of the village, on a place which he has besmeared (with cowdung), with the formula, 'To Phala' (MB. II, 5, 17).32
3. And with (the formula), 'To Phalla!' The same on the first day of the next dark fortnight.33
4. He shall observe chastity till the end (of the rite).34
5. A hundred cart-loads (of gold) will be his.35
636. A Brâhmana should elect the site for building his house on white ground, a Kshatriya on red, a Vaisya on black, which should be even, covered with grass, not salinous, not dry—37
7. Where the water flows off to the north-west.38
8. (Plants) with milky juice or with thorns or acrid plants should not be there.39
9. (Soil) on which Darbha-grass grows, brings holy lustre;40
10. Big sorts of grass, strength;41
11. Tender grass, cattle.42
12. Or (the site of the house) should have the form of bricks (?) or of . . . . . . . (?)43
13. Or there should be natural holes (in the ground) in all directions.44
14, 15. (A house) with its door to the east brings wealth and fame; with its door to the north, children and cattle. By one with its door to the south all wishes (are obtained). The back-door should not face (?) the house-door.4546
16. Milk-rice should be offered,47
17. And a black cow,48
18. Or a white goat. Or only milk-rice.49
19. In the middle of the house he should sacrifice the fat (of the animal) and the milk-rice, mixed with Âgya, taking eight portions (of that mixture), with (the verse), 'Vâstoshpati!' (MB. II, 6, I.).50
20. And with the seven last (texts) used at the driving away of misfortune (see above, chap. I, 20, 21).51
21. After he has sacrificed, he should distribute Balis in the different directions (of the horizon).52
22. And towards the intermediate points, and upwards and downwards.53
23. This (he should repeat) every year, or at the two sacrifices of the first-fruits (of rice and barley).54
2455. With the two (formulas), 'Obeying the will' (MB. II, 6, 7, 8), he should sacrifice two oblations.56
25. He should pronounce the name of the person whom he wishes to subdue to his will, 'N.N.;' then that person will obey him.57
Khanda 3
158. Keeping the observance (of fasting) through one fortnight, let him sacrifice in a full-moon night one hundred pegs with the Ekâksharyâ verse (MB. II, 6, 9), if he is desirous of having (a large) family.59
2. (Those pegs should be) of Khâdira wood, if he is desirous of long life.60
3. Now another (ceremony performed with the same verse). He should go out of the village in an eastern or northern direction, should brush up an elevated surface, or (should raise it) on a mountain with the dung of beasts of the forest, should set it on fire, should sweep the coals away (from that surface), and should make an oblation (of butter) with his mouth.61
4. If (the butter) catches fire, twelve villages (will be his).62
5. If smoke rises, at least three.63
6. Let him sacrifice in the evening and in the morning the fallings-off of rice-grains. Thus his means of livelihood will not be exhausted.64
765. Of articles of trade let him make an oblation with (the formula), 'Here (this Visvakarman),' (MB. II, 6, 10.).66
8. On the sacrificial day (i.e. on the first day of the fortnight) let him sacrifice a full oblation (with the verse MB. II, 6, II, 'A full oblation I sacrifice,' &c.).67
9. One who is desirous of companions (should sacrifice) with (the formula), 'Indrâmavadât' (?), (MB. II, 6, 12.).68
1069. He should fast through a period of eight nights, and then should kindle a fire to the east or to the north of the village, at a place where four roads meet. The fuel should be Udumbara wood, and the Sruva and the cup (for water should be of the same wood). Let him sacrifice (Âgya) with (the formulas), 'Food indeed,' and 'Bliss indeed' (MB. II, 6, 13, 14).70
11. A third (oblation) in the village with (the formula), 'The food’s' (l.l. 15).71
12. Then he will become a ruler.72
13. When (his cows) are sick, let him sacrifice milk-rice in the cow-stable.73
14. On a dangerous road let him make knots in the skirts of the garments (of those who travel together). This will bring a prosperous journey to (himself) and his companions.74
15. With the two (formulas), 'To Hunger Svâhâ!' (MB. II, 6, 16, 17), let him sacrifice a thousand oblations, if he desires to obtain a thousand cart-loads (of gold).75
16. One who is desirous of cattle (should sacrifice one thousand oblations) of the excrements of a male and a female calf. Of a male and a female sheep, if he is desirous of flocks.76
1777. Let him make oblations of fresh cowdung in the evening and in the morning; then his means of livelihood will not be exhausted.78
Khanda 4
179. One who has been bitten by a venomous animal, he should besprinkle with water, murmuring (the verse), 'Do not fear' (MB. IL 6, 18).80
2. A Snâtaka should, when lying down to sleep, put his bamboo staff near (his bed) with (the formula), 'Strong one, protect' (l.l. 19). This will bring him luck.81
3. A place where he has a worm he should besprinkle with water, murmuring (the verses), 'Thy worm is killed' (MB. II, 7, 1-4).82
4. (If doing this) for his cattle, let him fetch in the afternoon an earth-clod taken out of a furrow, and let him in the morning strew the dust of it (on the place attacked by worms), murmuring (the same texts).83
584. (A guest) who is going to accept the Madhuparka should come forward murmuring, 'Here I tread on this' (MB. II, 8, 2).85
6. They announce three times (to the guest) each (of the following things which are brought to him): a bed (of grass), water for washing the feet, the Argha water, water for sipping, and the Madhuparka;86
7. And the cow.87
8. Having spread out the bed (of grass, so that the points of the grass are) turned to the north, he should sit down thereon with (the verse), 'The herbs which' (MB. II, 8, 3).88
9. With the feet (he treads on another bundle of grass), if there are two, with the second (verse) (l.l. 4).89
10. Let him look at the water with (the formula), 'From which side I see the goddesses' (l.l. 5).90
11. Let him wash his left foot with (the formula), 'The left' (l.l. 6), the right with, 'The right' (I. 1. 7); both with the rest (8).91
12. Let him accept the Arghya water with (the formula), 'Thou art the queen of food' (l.l. 9).92
13. The water which he is to sip, (he accepts) with (the formula), 'Glory art thou' (l.l. 10).93
14. The Madhuparka with (the formula), 'The glory's glory art thou' (l.l. 11).94
15. Let him drink three times with (the formulas), 'The glory’s,' 'The might’s,' 'The fortune’s' (l.l. 12).95
16. Having drunk more of it a fourth time silently he should give the remainder to a Brâhmana.96
17. Over the cow, when it has been announced to him, he should recite (the formula), 'Let loose the cow.'97
18. Instead of 'and of N.N.' (in that formula) he should put the name of the person who offers the Arghya reception.98
19. Thus if it is no sacrifice (by which the Arghya ceremony has been occasioned).99
20. 'Make it (ready),' if it is a sacrifice.100
21. The six persons to whom the Arghya reception is due are, a teacher, an officiating priest, a Snâtaka, a king, the father-in-law, a friend.101
22. He should honour them (with the Arghya reception) once a year;102
23. But repeatedly in the case of a sacrifice and of a wedding. But repeatedly in the case of a sacrifice and of a wedding.103
End of the Fourth Patala.
End of the Grihyakhanda.104
Footnotes
1. 1-18 = Gobhila IV, 5, I, 9, 10, 11, 13, 12, 27, 24, 25, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 27, 28, 22, 23, 30-34 (9 deest).
2. 1. kâmyeshu shad bhaktâni trîni vâ nâsnîyân.
3. 2. nityaprayuktânâm âdita.
4. 3. uparishtât sânnipâtika.
5. 4. evam yaganîyaprayogeshv.
6. 5. ardhamâsavraty.
7. 6. asaktau peyam (read, peyâm) ekam kâlam.
8. 7. aranve prapadam gaped âsînah prâgagreshv.
9. 8. evam brahmavarkasakâmo.
10. 9. yathoktam pasukâmah.
11. 10. sahasrabâhur iti pasusvastyayanakâmo vrîhiyavau guhuyâd.
12. 11. yenekhet sahakâram kautomatenâsya mahâvrikshaphalâni parigapya dadyâd.
13. 12. ardhamâsavratî paurnamâsyâm râtrau nâbhimâtram pragâhyâvidâsini hradeऽkshatatandulân âsyena guhuyâd udake vriksha iveti pañkabhih.
14. 13. pârthivam karma.
15. 14. prathamayâdityam upatishthed bhogakâmoऽrthapatau prekshamâne.
16. 15. dvitîyayâkshatatandulân âditye parivishyamâne brihatpattrasvastyayanakâmas.
17. 16. tritîyayâ kandramasi tilatandulân kshudrapasusvastyayanakâmas.
18. 17. katurthyâdityam upasthâya gurum artham abhyuttishthet.
19. 18. pañkamyâdityam upasthâya grihân eyâd.
20. 19-27 = IV, 6, 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 3, 10-12 (22 deest).
21. 19. anakâmamâram nityam gaped bhûr iti.
22. 20. yaganîye guhuyân mûrdhnoऽdhi ma iti shadbhir vâmadevyargbhir mahâvyâhritibhih prâgâpatyayâ kâ.
23. 21. ऽlakshmînirnodo.
24. 22. ऽksheme pathy apehîti gaped.
25. 23. yaso ऽham ity âdityam upatishthed yasaskâmah pûrvâhnamadhyandinâparâhneshu.
26. 24. prâtarahnasyeti yathârtham filled.
27. 25. âditya nâvam iti sandhyopasthânam svastyayanam.
28. 26. udyantam tveti pûrvâm.
29. 27. pratitishthantam tveti paskimâm.
30. 1-5 = Gobhila IV, 6, 13-16.
31. 1. ardhamâsavratî tâmisrâdau brâhmanân âsayed vrîhikamsaudanam.
32. 2. tasya kanân aparâsu sandhyâsu pratyag grâmât sthandilam upalipya Phalâyeti guhuyât.
33. 3. Phallâyeti kaivam evâparasmims tâmisrâdau.
34. 4. brahmakaryam â samâpter.
35. 5. âkitasatam bhavati.
36. 6-23 = IV, 7.
37. 6. gaure bhûmibhâge brâhmano lohite kshatriyah krishne vaisyoऽvasânam goshayet samam lomasam anîrinam asushkam.
38. 7. yatrodakam pratyagudîkîm pravartate.
39. 8. kshîrinah kantakinah [sic] katukâs kâtraushadhayo na syur.
40. 9. darbhasammitam brahmavarkasyam.
41. 10. brihattrinair balyam.
42. 11. mridutrinaih pasavyam.
43. 12. sâtâbhir (corr. sâdâbhir?) mandaladvîpibhir vâ.
44. 13. yatra vâ svayamkritâh svabhrâh sarvatoऽbhimukhâ syuh.
45. 14. prâgdvâram dhanyam yasasyam kodagdvâram putryam pasavyam ka dakshinadvâre sarve kâmâ. anudvâram gehadvâram
46. 15. asamlokî (asamloki?) syât.
47. 16. pâyaso havih.
48. 17. krishnâ ka gaur.
49. 18. ago vâ svetah pâyasa eva vâ.
50. 19. madhye vesmano vasâm pâyasam kâgyena misram ashtagrihîtam guhuyâd Vâstoshpata iti.
51. 20. yâs ka parâs saptâlakshmînirnode tâbhis ka.
52. 21. hutvâ disâm balim nayed.
53. 22. avântaradisâm kordhvâvâkîbhyâm kai.
54. 23. ऽvam samvatsare samvatsare navayagñayor vâ.
55. 24 = IV, 8, 7 (25 deest).
56. 24. vasamgamâv ity etâbhyâm âhutî guhuyâd.
57. 25. yam ikhed vasam âyântam tasya nâma grihîtvâsâv iti vasî hâsya bhavati.
58. 1-5, Gobhila IV, 8, 10-16. 6 = IV, 9, 15.
59. 1. ardhamâsavratî paurnamâsyâm râtrau saṅkusatam guhuyâd ekâksharyayâ sânvayakâmah.
60. 2. khâdirân âyushkâmo.
61. 3. ऽthâparam. prâṅ vodaṅ vâ grâmân nishkramya sthandilam samûhya parvate vâranyair gomayai sthâpayitvâ (read, gomayais tâpayitvâ?) ऽṅgârân apohyâsyena guhuyâd.
62. 4. dvâdasa grâmâ gvalite.
63. 5. tryavarâ dhûme.
64. 6. kambûkân sâyamprâtar guhuyân nâsya vrittih kshîyata.
65. 7-9 = IV, 8, 19 seqq.
66. 7. idam aham imam iti panyahomam guhuyât.
67. 8. pûrnahomam yaganîye guhuyâd.
68. 9. Indrâmavadâd iti sahâyakâmo.
69. 10-16 = IV, 9, 1 seqq.
70. 10. ऽshtarâtroposhitoऽparam prâṅ vodaṅ vâ grâmâk katushpathe samidhyâgnim audumbara idhma syât sruvakamasau ka guhuyâd annam vâ iti srîr vâ iti.
71. 11. grâme tritîyâm annasyety.
72. 12. âdhipatyam prâpnoty.
73. 13. upatâpinîshu goshthe pâyasam guhuyâd.
74. 14. aksheme pathi vastradasânâm granthîn kuryât sahâyinâm (sahâyânâm?) ka svastyayanâni.
75. 15. kshudhe svâhety etâbhyâm âhutisahasram guhuyâd âkitasahasrakâmo.
76. 16. vatsamithunayoh purîshena pasukâmoऽvimithunayoh kshudrapasukâmo.
77. 17 = IV, 8, 18.
78. 17. haritagomayena sâyamprâtar guhuyân nâsya vrittih kshîyate.
79. 1-4 = Gobhila IV, 9, 16 seqq.
80. 1. vishavatâ dashtam adbhir abhyukshan gapen mâ bhaishîr iti.
81. 2. snâtakas samvisan vainavam dandam upanidadhyât tura gopâyeti svastyayanam.
82. 3. hatas ta (hastata, hahsta, hasta, vitasta, the MSS.) iti krimimantam desam adbhir abhyukshañ gapet.
83. 4. pasûnâm ked aparâhne sîtâloshtam âhritya tasya prâtah pâmsubhih pratishkirañ gapen.
84. 5-23 = IV, 10.
85. 5. madhuparkam pratigrahîshyann idam aham imâm iti pratitishthañ gaped.
86. 6. vishtarapâdyârghyâkamanîyamadhuparkânâm ekaikam trir vedayante.
87. 7. gâm ko.
88. 8. . ऽdañkam vishtaram âstîrya yâ oshadhîr ity adhyâsîta.
89. 9. pâdayor dvitîyayâ dvau ked.
90. 10. apah pasyed yato devîr iti.
91. 11. savyam pâdam avasiñked savyam iti dakshinam dakshinam ity ubhau seshenâ.
92. 12. ऽnnasya râshtrir asîty arghyam pratigrihnîyâd.
93. 13. yasoऽsîty âkamanîyam.
94. 14. yasaso yasoऽsîti madhuparkam.
95. 15. trih pibed yasaso mahasa sriyâ iti.
96. 16. tûshnîm katurtham bhûyoऽbhipâya brâhmanâyokkhishtam dadyâd.
97. 17. gam veditâm anumantrayeta muñka gâm ity.
98. 18. amushya kety arhayitur nâma brûyâd.
99. 19. evam ayagñe.
100. 20. kuruteti yagña.
101. 21. âkârya ritvik snâtako râgâ vivâhyah priya iti shad arghyâh.
102. 22. pratisamvatsarân arhayet.
103. 23. punar yagñavivâhayos ka punar yagñavivâhayos ka. katurthapatalah.
104. grihyakhandam samâptam.
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