०७

अथातः श्रवणाकर्म १

1. ¹ Now (follows) the Śravaṇā ceremony.

पौर्णमास्यां कृत्यम् २

2. It has to be performed on the full-moon day (of the month Śrāvaṇa).

पुरस्ताच्छालाया उपलिप्य शालाग्नेरग्निं प्रणयन्ति ३

3. Having besmeared (a surface) to the east of the house (with cow-dung), they carry forward (to that place) fire taken from the (sacred) domestic fire.

अभितश्चत्वार्युपलिम्पन्ति ४

4. He besmears four spots to the four sides (of the fire),

प्रतिदिशम् ५

5. Towards the (four) directions,

साधिके प्रक्रमे ६

6. (To the extent) of more than one prakrama (i.e. step).

अग्नौ कपालमाधाय सकृत्सङ्गृहीतं यवमुष्टिं भृज्जत्यनुपदहन् ७

7. He puts a dish on the fire and fries (in that dish) one handful of barley-grains, without burning them.

पश्चादग्नेरुलूखलं दृँ हयित्वावहन्त्युद्वेचम् ८

8. ² To the west of the fire he places a mortar so that it stands firmly, and husks (the grains), separating (the husked and the unhusked grains?).

सुकृतान्सक्तून्कृत्वा चमस ओप्य शूर्पेणापिधाय निदधाति ९

9. After he has carefully ground them to flour, and has thrown (that) into a wooden cup (camasa), and covered it with a winnowing-basket, he puts it up (in the house).

दक्षिणपश्चिमे अन्तरेण सञ्चरः १०

10. Between (the besmeared surface) towards the south, and that towards the east (there should be) a passage.

अस्तमिते चमसदर्व्यावादाय शूर्पं चातिप्रणीतस्यार्धं व्रजति ११

11. ³ After sunset he takes the wooden cup, (the spoon called) Darvi, and the winnowing-basket, and goes to (the fire) which has been carried forward (Sūtra 3).

शूर्पे सक्तूनावपति चमसे चोदकमादत्ते १२

12. He throws the flour into the winnowing-basket and fills the wooden cup with water.

सकृत्सङ्गृहीतान्दर्व्या सक्तून्कृत्वा पूर्व उपलिप्त उदकं निनीय बलिं निवपति यः प्राच्यां दिशि सर्पराज एष ते बलिरिति १३

13. He takes once a quantity of flour with the Darvi spoon, pours out water on the besmeared place to the east (of the fire), and offers (there) a Bali with (the words), ‘O king of Serpents, dwelling towards the east, this is thy Bali!’ (MB. II, 1, 1).

उपनिनयत्यपां शेषं यथा बलिं न प्रवक्ष्यतीति १४

14. He pours the rest of the water over (that Bali, taking care) that it does not carry away the Bali.

सव्यं बाहुमन्वावृत्य चमसदर्व्यावभ्युक्ष्य प्रताप्यैवं दक्षिणैवं प्रतीच्येवमुदीची यथालिङ्गमव्यावर्तमानः १५

15. ⁴ Turning round from right to left, he besprinkles the wooden cup and the Darvi spoon, warms them, and (repeats the offering of a Bali) in the same way towards the south, towards the west, and towards the north, as the Mantra (MB. II, I, 1. 2) runs, without turning away (between the single Bali-offerings).

शूर्पेण शेषमग्नावोप्यानतिप्रणीतस्यार्धं व्रजति १६

16. ⁵ After he has thrown the remnants (of flour) out of the basket into the fire, he goes to that fire which has not been carried forward.

पश्चादग्नेर्भूमौ न्यञ्चौ पाणी प्रतिष्ठाप्य नमः पृथिव्या इत्येतं मन्त्रं जपति १७

17. ⁶ To the west of that fire he touches the earth with his two hands turned downwards, and murmurs the Mantra, ‘Adoration to the Earth’s’—(MB. II, 1, 3).

प्रदोषे पायसश्चरुः १८

18. In the evening boiled rice-grains with milk (are prepared).

तस्य जुहुयाच्छ्रवणाय विष्णवेऽग्नये प्रजापतये विश्वेभ्यो देवेभ्यः स्वाहेति १९

19. Of that (milk-rice) he should make oblations with (the formulas), ‘To Śravaṇa, to Viṣṇu, to Agni, to Prajāpati, to the Viśve devās Svāhā!’

स्थालीपाकावृतान्यत् २०

20. ⁷ The rest (should be performed) according to the Sthālīpāka rite.

उत्तरतोऽग्नेर्दर्भस्तम्बं समूलं प्रतिष्ठाप्य सोमो राजेत्येतं मन्त्रं जपति यां सन्धां समधत्तेति च २१

21. To the north of the fire he places a bunch of Darbha grass with roots, and murmurs the Mantra, ‘Soma the king’ (ibid. 4), and, ‘The agreement which you have made’ (ibid. 5).

श्वस्ततोऽक्षतसक्तून्कारयित्वा नवे पात्रेऽपिधाय निदधाति २२

22. On the following day he has flour of fried barley-grains prepared, and in a new pot, covering (it with another pot), he puts it up (in his house).

अहरहस्तूष्णीं बलीन्हरेत्सायं प्राग्घो मादाग्रहायण्याः २३

23. ⁸ (Of that flour) he should silently offer Balis day by day in the evening, before the sacrifice, until the Āgrahāyaṇī day.