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II KÂNDA, 9 KANDIKÂ, 3.
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Sudra, or of a woman lying-in (during the period of her impurity).
5. He shall not void urine or excrements, or spit out in the sun-shine, and shall not cover himself against the sun.
6. He shall take warm water for (the rites) in which water is wanted.
7. At night he shall eat by the light (of a lamp or a fire-brand).
8. Or only speaking the truth (suffices instead of the other observances).
9. Also a person who has received the diksha (or inauguration for a Soma sacrifice), should observe these rules beginning from (that which regards) the sun-shine (Satra 5), if he performs the Pravargya ceremony.
KANDIKÂ 9. 1. Now (follow) the five great sacrifices.
2. Of the Vaisvadeva food he should, after having sprinkled (water) round (the sacred fire), make oblations, with the word Svâhâ (each time repeated), to Brahman, to Fragâpati, to the (deities) of the house, to Kasyapa, and to Anumati.
3. To the domestic deities (he offers) three
9. The Pravargya ceremony, one of the preparatory ceremonies of the Soma sacrifice (Indische Studien, X, 363), was not performed at every Soma sacrifice, but there were certain restrictions regarding its performance; see Indische Studien, IX, 219 seq.
9, 1. The five Mahayagñas are, the sacrifice to the gods, the sacrifice to living Beings, the sacrifice to the Fathers, the sacrifice to the Brahman, the sacrifice to men. As to the meaning of the five categories, see Âsvalâyana-Grihya III, 1.
2. Compare above, I, 12, 3. 3. Compare above, I, 12, 2.
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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 |