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प्रौष्ठपदीं हस्तेनोऽपाकरणम् १

1. ¹ On the full-moon day of Prauṣṭhapada (or) under (the Nakṣatra) Hasta the Upākaraṇa (or opening ceremony of the annual term of Veda-study, is performed).

व्याहृतिभिर्हुत्वा शिष्याणां सावित्र्यनुवचनं यथोपनयने २

2. ² After (the teacher) has sacrificed with the Vyāhṛtis, he recites the Sāvitrī to the students as at the Upanayana;

सामसावित्रीं च ३

3. And (he chants) the Sāvitrī with its Sāman melody,

सोमं राजानं वरुणमिति च ४

4. And (the Bārhaspatya Sāman, with the text), ‘Soma, the king, Varuṇa’ (Sāma-veda I, 91).

आदितश्छन्दसोऽधीत्य यथार्थम् ५

5. ³ After they have recited (the first verses) of the Chandas book, from its beginning, they may do what they like.

अक्षतधाना भक्षयन्ति धानावन्तं करम्भिणमिति ६

6. ⁴ They eat fried barley-grains with (the verse), ‘That which is accompanied by grains and by a karambha (i.e. curds with flour)’ (Sāma-veda I, 2 10).

दध्नः प्राश्नन्ति दधिक्राव्णोऽकारिषमिति ७

7. They partake of curds with (the verse), ‘I have praised Dadhikrāvan’ (Sāma-veda I, 358).

आचान्तोदकाः खाण्डिकेभ्योऽनुवाक्या अनुगेयाः कारयेत् ८

8. ⁵ After they have sipped water, (the teacher) should cause them to repeat the first (?) verses, and to sing the first (?) Sāmans, of the different sections (?).

सावित्रमहः काङ्क्षन्ते ९

9. ⁶ On the day sacred to Savitṛ they wait.

उदगयने च पक्षिणीं रात्रिम् १०

10. ⁷ And at (the beginning of) the northerly course of the sun (they wait) one night with one day before and one day after it,

उभयत एके त्रिरात्रम् ११

11. (Or they interrupt their study for) a period of three nights before and afterwards, according to some (teachers).

आचार्याणां चोदकोत्सेचनमुभयत्र १२

12. ⁸ And both times water libations are offered to the Ācāryas.

श्रवणामेक उपाकृत्यैतमा सावित्रात्कालं काङ्क्षन्ते १३

13. ⁹ Some perform the Upākaraṇa on the full-moon day of Śrāvaṇa and wait (with studying) the time (from that day) till the day sacred to Savitṛ (Sūtra 9).

तैषीमुत्सृजन्ति १४

14. ¹⁰ On the full-moon day of Taiṣa they leave off (studying the Veda).

प्राङ्वोदङ्वा ग्रामान्निष्क्रम्य या आपोऽनवमेहनीयास्ता अभ्येत्योपस्पृश्य च्छन्दाँ स्यृषीनाचार्याँ श्च तर्पयेयुः १५

15. ¹¹ They should go out of the village in an easterly or northerly direction, should go to water which reaches higher than to their secret parts, should touch water (in the way prescribed above, I, 2), and should satiate the metres, the Ṛṣis, and teachers (by libations of water).

तस्मिन्प्रत्युपाकरणेऽभ्रानध्याय आ पुनरुपाकरणाच्छन्दसः १६

16. ¹² After this second Upākaraṇa, until the (chief) Upākaraṇa (has been performed) again for the Vedic texts, an interruption of the study (of the Veda takes place), if clouds rise.

विद्युत्स्तनयित्नुपृषितेष्वाकालम् १७

17. If lightning (is observed), or if it thunders, or if it is drizzling, (he shall not study) until the same time next day.

उल्कापातभूमिचलज्योतिषोरुपसर्गेषु १८

18. ¹³ On the falling of a meteor, or after an earthquake, or an eclipse of the sun or of the moon (the study is interrupted until the same time next day),

निर्घाते च १९

19. And if a whirlwind occurs.

अष्टकामावास्यासु नाधीयीरन् २०

20. Let them not study on the Aṣṭakā days, and on the days of the new moon,

पौर्णमासीषु २१

21. And on the days of the full moon—

तिसृषु कार्त्तिक्यां फाल्गुन्यामाषाढ्यां च २२

22. ¹⁴ In the three months Kārttika, Phālguna, and Āṣāḍha.

अहोरात्रम् २३

23. And (the study is interrupted) for one day and one night,

सब्रह्मचारिणि च प्रेते २४

24. If a fellow-pupil has died,

स्वे च भूमिपतौ २५

25. Or the sovereign of his country;

त्रिरात्रमाचार्ये २६

26. Three days, if his teacher (has died);

उपसन्ने त्वहोरात्रम् २७

27. One day and one night, if somebody (has died) who has reverentially approached.

गीतवादित्ररुदितातिवातेषु तत्कालम् २८

28. If singing, or the sound of a musical instrument, or weeping is heard, or if it is storming, (the study of the Veda is discontinued) as long as that (reason of the interruption) lasts.

शिष्टाचारोऽतोऽन्यत्र २९

29. ¹⁵ As regards other (cases in which the reading of the Veda should ne discontinued), the practice of the Śiṣṭas (should be followed).

अद्भुते कुलपत्योः प्रायश्चित्तम् ३०

30. ¹⁶ In the case of a prodigy an expiation (has to be performed) by the householder (or) by his wife.

वँ शमध्यमयोर्मणिके वा भिन्ने व्याहृतिभिर्जुहुयात् ३१

31. If a spar of the roof or the middle (post of the house) breaks, or if the water-barrel bursts, let him sacrifice (Ājya oblations) with the Vyāhṛtis.

दुःस्वप्नेष्वद्य नो देव सवितरित्येतामृचं जपेत् ३२

32. If he has seen bad dreams, let him murmur this verse, ‘To-day, O god Savitṛ’ (Sāma-veda I, 141).

अथापरम् ३३

33. Now (follows) another (expiation).

चित्ययूपोपस्पर्शनकर्णक्रोशाक्षिवेपनेषु सूर्याभ्युदितः सूर्याभिनिम्लुप्त इन्द्रि यैश्च पापस्पर्शैः पुनर्मामैत्विन्द्रि यमित्येताभ्यामाज्याहुती जुहुयात् ३४

34. ¹⁷ If he has touched a piled-up (fire-altar) or a sacrificial post, or if he has humming in his ears, or if his eye palpitates, or if the sun rises or sets while he is sleeping, or if his organs of sense have been defiled by something bad, let him sacrifice two Ājya oblations with the two verses, ‘May my strength return to me’ (Mantra-Brāhmaṇa I, 6, 33. 34).

आज्यलिप्ते वा समिधौ ३५

35. Or (let him sacrifice) two pieces of wood anointed with Ājya.

जपेद्वा लघुषु ३६

36. Or let him murmur (those two verses) at light offences.