०५ पार्वणव्रतम्

अथ दर्शपूर्णमासयोः १

1. Now at the times of the new moon and of the full moon (the following ceremonies are performed).

सन्ध्यां पौर्णमासीमुपवसेत् २

2. ¹ Let him fast on that full-moon day (when the full moon rises) at the meeting (of day and night).

उत्तरामित्येके ३

3. ² The following day, according to some (teachers).

अथ यदहश्चन्द्र मा न दृश्येत ताममावास्याम् ४

4. And on that day on which the moon is not seen, (he should fast, considering it) as the new-moon day.

पक्षान्ता उपवस्तव्याः पक्षादयोऽभियष्टव्याः ५

5. The ends of the half-months are the time for fasting, the beginnings for sacrifice.

आमावास्येन हविषा पूर्वपक्षमभियजते पौर्णमास्येनापरपक्षम् ६

6. ³ With the sacrificial food of the new-moon sacrifice he celebrates the first half (of the month), with that of the full-moon sacrifice the second.

यः परमो विकर्षः सूर्याचन्द्र मसोः सा पौर्णमासी यः परमः सङ्कर्षः सामावास्या ७

7. ⁴ Full-moon is the greatest distance of sun and moon; new-moon is their nearest approach.

यदहस्त्वेव चन्द्र मा न दृश्येत ताममावास्यां कुर्वीत ८

8. That day on which the moon is not seen, that he should take as the day of new-moon.

दृश्यमानेऽप्येकदा गताध्वा भवतीति ९

9. Sometimes he may also while (the moon) is (still) visible (accept it as the day of new-moon); for (already then the moon) has made its way.

त्रयः पौर्णमासीकाला भवन्ति सन्ध्या वास्तमितोदिता वोच्चैर्वा १०

10. ⁵ The time of full-moon is reckoned in three ways: (when the full moon rises at) the meeting (of day and night), or when it rises after sunset, or when it stands high (in the sky at sunset).

अथ यदहः पूर्णो भवति ११

11. Now on what day it becomes full—

पृथगेवैतस्य ज्ञानस्याध्यायो भवत्यधीयीत वा तद्विद्भ्यो वा पर्वावगमयेत १२

12. The doctrine on this point has to be studied separately. One should study it, or should ascertain separately (the exact time of) the Parvan from those who know it.

अथ यदहरुपवसथो भवति तदहः पूर्वाह्ण एव प्रातराहुतिं हुत्वैतदग्नेः स्थण्डिलं गोमयेन समन्तं पर्युपलिम्पति १३

13. Now on the day which is the fast-day, on that day, in the forenoon, having offered his morning oblation, he besmears that surface on which the fire is placed, on all sides with cow-dung.

अथैध्मानुपकल्पयते खादिरान्वा पालाशान्वा १४

14. He then gets the pieces of wood ready (which are to be put on the fire)—of Khadira or of Palāśa wood.

खादिरपालाशालाभे बिभीदकतिल्वकबाधकनीवनिम्बराजवृक्षशाल्मल्यरलुदधित्थकोविदारश्लेष्मातकवर्जं सर्ववनस्पतीनामिध्मो यथार्थं स्यात् १५

15. If Khadira or Palāśa wood cannot be obtained, it may be wood—as far as it serves the purpose—of any tree, with the exception of Vibhīdaka, Tilvaka, Bādhaka, Nīva, Nimba, Rājavṛkṣa, Śalmali, Aralu, Dadhittha, Kovidāra, Śleshmātaka wood.

विशाखानि प्रति लूनाः कुशा बर्हिः १६

16. The Barhis consists of Kuśa grass cut off at the points at which the blades diverge from the main stalk.

उपमूललूनाः पितृभ्यः १७

17. (The blades should be) cut off near the roots at (the ceremonies directed to) the Fathers.

तेषामलाभे शूकतृणशरशीर्यबल्वजमुतवनलश्ण्ठुवर्जं सर्वतृणानि १८

18. If that (i.e. Kuśa grass) cannot be obtained, (he may take) any kind of grass, with the exception of Śūka grass, of Saccharum reed, of such grass as is apt to break, of Balbaja grass, of Mutava, of Amphidonax reed, of Śuṇṭha.

आज्यं स्थालीपाकीयान्व्रीहीन्वा यवान्वा चरुस्थालीं मेक्षणं स्रुवमनुगुप्ता अप इति १९

19. ⁶ (He should get ready the following things, viz.) Ājya, rice or barley to be cooked for the sacrifice, the pot in which the oblation of cooked rice (or barley) is prepared, the pot-ladle, the Sruva, the water fetched from a hidden place—

यानि चानुकल्पमुदाहरिष्यामः २०

20. And the other things which we shall mention in the course of (our exposition of) the ritual.

न तदहः प्रसृज्येत २१

21. On that day he should not go away (from his house on a journey, &c.);

दूरादपि गृहानभ्येयात् २२

22. Even from a distant place he should return to his house.

अन्यतस्तु धनं क्रीणीयान्न विक्रीणीत २३

23. (On that day) he may buy goods from others, but not sell (such goods).

अबहुवादी स्यात् २४

24. Let him not speak much.

सत्यं विवदिषेत् २५

25. Let him strive to speak the truth.

अथापराह्ण एवाप्लुत्यौपवसथिकं दम्पती भुञ्जीयातां यदेनयोः काम्यं स्यात्सर्पिर्मिश्रं स्यात्कुशलेन २६

26. ⁷ In the afternoon husband and wife, after having bathed, should eat fast-day food which is pleasant to them. It should contain butter (and should be prepared) in the due way.