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काम्येषु षड्भक्तानि त्रीणि वा नाश्नीयात् १

1 ¹. When undertaking ceremonies for the obtainment of special wishes, let him omit six meals or three.

नित्यप्रयुक्तानामादितः २

2. At such ceremonies as are repeated daily, (let him do so only) in the beginning;

उपरिष्टात्सान्निपातिके ३

3. After (the ceremony), if it is performed on account of a prodigy.

एवं यजनीयप्रयोगेषु ४

4. Thus also at the performances of the sacrificial day (i.e. of the first day of the fortnight).

अर्धमासव्रती ५

5. One who keeps the vow (of fasting) through one fortnight, (may avail himself of the following indulgence):

अशक्तौ पेयमेकं कालम् ६

6. If he is not able (to subsist entirely without food, let him drink) rice-water once a day.

अरण्ये प्रपदं जपेदासीनः प्रागग्रेषु ७

7. Let him murmur the Prapada formula (MB. II, 4, 5), sitting in the forest on eastward-pointed grass-blades.

एवं ब्रह्मवर्चसकामः ८

8. Thus one who is desirous of holy lustre.

यथोक्तं पशुकामः ९

9. One who is desirous of cattle, as stated above (III, I, 5?).

सहस्रबाहुरिति पशुस्वस्त्ययनकामो व्रीहियवौ जुहुयात् १०

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).

येनेच्छेत्सहकारं कौतोमतेनास्य महावृक्षफलानि परिजप्य दद्यात् ११

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).

अर्धमासव्रती पौर्णमास्यां रात्रौ नाभिमात्रं प्रगाह्याविदासिनि ह्रदेऽक्षततण्डुलानास्येन जुहुयादुदके वृक्ष इवेति पञ्चभिः पार्थिवं कर्म १२

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. This ceremony procures (property on) the earth.

प्रथमयादित्यमुपतिष्ठेद्भोगकामोऽर्थपतौ प्रेक्षमाणे १३

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.

द्वितीययाऽक्षततण्डुलानादित्ये परिविष्यमाणे बृहत्पत्त्रस्वस्त्ययनकामः १४

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.

तृतीयया चन्द्र मसि तिलतण्डुलान् क्षुद्र पशुस्वस्त्ययनकामः १५

16. One who desires that his flocks may increase, (should sacrifice) sesamum seeds with the third (verse), while the moon has a halo.

चतुर्थ्यादित्यमुपस्थाय गुरुमर्थमभ्युत्तिष्ठेत् १६

17. Having worshipped the sun with the fourth (verse), let him try to gain great wealth.

पञ्चम्याऽऽदित्यमुपस्थाय गृहानेयात् १७

18. Having worshipped the sun with the fifth, let him return home.

अनकाममारं नित्यं जपेत् भूरिति १८

19 ². In order to avert involuntary death let him murmur every day (the formula), ‘Bhūḥ!’ (MB. II, 4, 14.)

यजनीये जुहुयान्मूर्ध्नोऽधि म इति षड्भिर्वामदे-व्यर्ग्भिर्महाव्याहृतिभिः प्राजापत्यया च १९

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 Vāmadevya verses, with the Mahāvyāhr̥tis, and with the verse sacred to Prajāpati (l.l. 8).

अलक्ष्मीनिर्णोदः २०

21. Thus he will drive away misfortune.

अक्षेमे पथ्यपेहीति जपेत् २१

22. On an unsafe road let him murmur the verse, ‘Go away’ (Rig-veda X, 164, 1).

यशोऽहमित्यात्यिमुपतिष्ठेद् यशस्कामः पूर्वाह्नमध्यन्दिना पराह्णेषु २२

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).

प्रातरह्णस्येति यथार्थमूहेत् २३

24. Let him change (the word), ‘Of the forenoon,’ according (to the different times of the day).

आदित्यनावमिति सन्ध्योपस्थानं स्वस्त्ययनम् २४

25. Worshipping (the sun) at twilight with the formula, ‘O sun! the ship’ (MB. II, 5, 14), procures happiness.

उद्यन्तं त्वेति पूर्वां प्रतितिष्ठन्तं त्वेति पश्चिमाम् २५

26. At the morning twilight (he says), ‘When thou risest’ (l.l. 15).

27. At the evening twilight, ‘When thou goest to rest’ (l.l. 16).