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________________ V ADHYAYA, IO KHANDA, 3. 2. Let him fill four water-pots (for the Manes) from the father upwards, 3. And prepare in the same way lumps (of flour), 4. And let him distribute the first lump on the (other) three with (the verses), 'They who commonly, concordantly (dwell) in Yama's realm, the fathers: for them be space, freedom, adoration, sacrifice established among the gods. 'They who commonly, harmoniously (dwell), the living among the living, mine: may their prosperity fall to my lot in this world through a hundred years'― And with the two (verses), 'Equal the design' (Rig-veda X, 191, 3. 4). 5. In the same way the vessels with Argha water. 6. In the same way for the mother, for a brother, and for a wife that has died before (her husband), adding (the lump belonging to that person) to those (other) lumps. 139 KHANDA 10. 1. If the bees make honey in his house, 2. Let him fast and sacrifice a hundred and eight pieces of Udumbara wood, which are besmeared with curds, honey, and ghee, with the two (verses), ' No (harm) to us in our offspring' (Rig-veda I, 114, 8. 9). 3. And let him murmur the hymn, 'For welfare may Indra and Agni' (Rig-veda VII, 35); and (the same hymn should be used) at all (ceremonies), such 2. On these four vessels, see IV, 3, 4 seq. 5. These are the vessels mentioned in the second Sûtra. 10, 3. This is a supplementary rule belonging to the exposition of the general type of sacrifice. On the 'Pratisruta' sacrifice, see I, 7, I seqq.; I, 9, 19. Digitized by Google
SR No.007685
Book TitleGrihya Sutras
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorHermann Oldenberg
PublisherOxford
Publication Year1886
Total Pages2642
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English
File Size49 MB
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