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IV ADHYAYA, 8 KANDIKÂ, 29.
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to them this offering is brought). Adoration to thee! Do no harm to me!' In this way the assigning (of the offerings is performed) according to the different quarters (of the horizon).
23. With the following four hymns he should worship the four quarters, viz. “What shall we to Rudra,' 'These prayers to Rudra,' 'To thee, O father,' 'These songs to Rudra with the strong bow' (Rig-veda I, 43, 114; II, 33; VII, 46).
24. (This) worship to the quarters (of the horizon) (is performed) at all sacrifices to Rudra.
25. The husks and chaff (of the rice), the tail, the skin, the head, the feet (of the sacrificial animal) he should throw into the fire.
26. He should turn the skin to some use, according to Sâmvatya.
27. To the north of the fire, on rows of Darbha grass, or on rings of Kusa net-work, he should pour out the blood of the sacrificial animal) with (the formula), “Hissing ones! Noisy ones! Searching ones! Seizing ones ! Serpents! What here belongs to you, take that.'
28. Then, turning to the north, (he assigns it) to the serpents in the words), *Hissing ones! Noisy ones! Searching ones! Seizing ones! Serpents ! What here belongs to you, take that.
Then the serpents take whatever has flowed down there of blood or of the contents of stomach and entrails.
29. All names, all hosts, all exaltations belong
26. Perhaps Sâmvatya is a mis-spelling of the name of the wellknown Grihya teacher Sâmbavya. 27. Darbhavitâ is explained in the commentary by darbharagi.
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| SR No. | 007685 |
| Book Title | Grihya Sutras |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Hermann Oldenberg |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1886 |
| Total Pages | 2642 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 49 MB |