०३

अत ऊर्ध्वं प्राचीनावीतिना वाग्यतेन कृत्यम् १

1. ¹ From now onwards he has to perform (the rites) wearing his sacrificial cord over his right shoulder and keeping silence.

सव्येन पाणिना दर्भपिञ्जूलीं गृहीत्वा दक्षिणाग्रां लेखामुल्लिखेदपहता असुरा इति २

2. ² With his left hand he should seize a Darbha blade and should (therewith) draw (in the middle of the three pits) a line from north to south, with (the formula), ‘The Asuras have been driven away’ (MB. II, 3, 3.

सव्येनैव पाणिनोल्मुकं गृहीत्वा दक्षिणार्धे कर्षूणां निदध्याद्ये रूपाणि प्रतिमुञ्चमाना इति ३

3. ³ Seizing, again with his left hand, a fire-brand, he should place it on the south side of the pits with (the verse), ‘They who assuming (manifold) shapes’ (ibid. 4).

अथ पितॄनावाहयत्येत पितरः सोम्यास इति ४

4. He then calls the Fathers (to his sacrifice) with (the verse), ‘Come hither, ye Fathers, who have drunk Soma’ (ibid. 5).

अथोदपात्रान्कर्षूषु निदध्यात् ५

5. He then should place pātra vessels of water near the pits.

सव्येनैव पाणिनोदपात्रं गृहीत्वावसलवि पूर्वस्यां कर्ष्वां दर्भेषु निनयेत्पितुर्नाम गृहीत्वासाववनेनिक्ष्व ये चात्र त्वानु याँ श्च त्वमनु तस्मै ते स्वधेति ६

6. ⁴ Seizing, again with his left hand, (the first) vessel, he should pour it out from right to left on the Darbha grass in the eastern pit, pronouncing his father’s name, ‘N.N.! Wash thyself, and (may) those who follow thee here, and those whom thou followest, (wash themselves). To thee Svadhā!’

अप उपस्पृश्यैवमेवेतरयोः ७

7. ⁵ After he leas touched water, (he does) the same for the other two.

सव्येनैव पाणिना दर्वीं गृहीत्वा सन्नीतात्तृतीयमात्रमवदायावसलवि पूर्वस्यां कर्ष्वां दर्भेषु निदध्यात्पितुर्नाम गृहीत्वासावेष ते पिण्डो ये चात्र त्वानु याँ श्च त्वमनु तस्मै ते स्वधेति ८

8. Seizing, again with his left hand, the Darvī spoon, he should cut off one-third of the mixture (of the different kinds of sacrificial food) and should put down (that Piṇḍa), from right to left, on the Darbha grass in the eastern pit, pronouncing his father’s name, ‘N.N.! This Piṇḍa is thine, and of those who follow thee here, and of those whom thou followest. To thee Svadhā!’

अप उपस्पृ-श्यैवमेवेतरयोः ९

9. ⁶ After he has touched water, (he does) the same for the other two.

यदि नामानि न विद्यात्स्वधा पितृभ्यः पृथिवीषद्भ्य इति प्रथमं पिण्डं निदध्यात्स्वधा पितृभ्योऽन्तरीक्षसद्भ्य इति द्वितीयं स्वधा पितृभ्यो दिविषद्भ्य इति तृतीयम् १०

10. If he does not know their names, he should put down the first Piṇḍa with (the formula), Svadhā to the Fathers dwelling on the earth,’ the second with (the formula), ‘Svadhā to the Fathers dwelling in the air,’ the third with (the formula), ‘Svadhā to the Fathers dwelling in heaven.’

निधाय जपत्यत्र पितरो मादयध्वं यथाभाग-मावृषायध्वमिति ११

11. After he has put down (the three Piṇḍas), he murmurs, ‘Here, O Fathers, enjoy yourselves; show your manly vigour each for his part’ (MB. II, 3, 6).

अपर्यावृत्य पुरोच्छ्वासादभिपर्यावर्तमानो जपेदमी मदन्त पितरो यथाभागमावृषायिषतेति १२

12. He should turn away, (should hold his breath,) and turning back before he emits his breath, he should murmur, ‘The Fathers have enjoyed themselves; they have shown their manly vigour each for his part’ (ibid. 7).

सव्येनैव पाणिना दर्भपिञ्जूलीं गृहीत्वावसलवि पूर्वस्यां कर्ष्वां पिण्डे निदध्यात्पितुर्नाम गृहीत्वासावेतत्त आञ्जनं ये चात्र त्वानु याँ श्च त्वमनु तस्मै ते स्वधेति १३

13. Seizing, again with his left hand, a Darbha blade (anointed with collyrium; chap. 2, 30), he should put it down, from right to left, on the Piṇḍa in the eastern pit, pronouncing his father’s name, ‘N.N.! This collyrium is thine, and is that of those who follow thee here, and of those whom thou followest. To thee Svadhā!’

अप उपस्पृश्यैवमेवेतरयोः १४

14. After he has touched water, (he does) the same for the other two.

तथा तैलम् १५

15. ⁷ In the same way (he offers) the oil (to the fathers);

तथा सुरभि १६

16. ⁸ In the same way the perfume.

अथ निह्नुते १७

17. Then he performs the deprecation (in the following way):

पूर्वस्यां कर्ष्वां दक्षिणोत्तानौ पाणी कृत्वा नमो वः पितरो जीवाय नमो वः पितरः शूषायेति १८

18. ⁹ On the eastern pit he lays his hands, turning the inside of the right hand upwards, with (the formula), ‘Adoration to you, O Fathers, for the sake of life! Adoration to you, O Fathers, for the sake of vital breath!’ (MB. II, 3, 8);

मध्यमायां सव्योत्तानौ नमो वः पितरो घोराय नमो वः पितरो रसायेति १९

19. On the middle (pit), turning the inside of the left hand upwards, with (the formula), ‘Adoration to you, O Fathers, for the sake of terror! Adoration to you, O Fathers, for the sake of sap!’ (MB., loc. cit.);

उत्तमायां दक्षिणोत्तानौ नमो वः पितरः स्वधायै नमो वः पितरो मन्यव इति २०

20. On the last (pit), turning the inside of the right hand upwards, with (the formula), ‘Adoration to you, O Fathers, for the sake of comfort! Adoration to you, O Fathers, for the sake of wrath!’ (MB. II, 3, 9).

अथाञ्जलिकृतो जपति नमो वः पितरः पितरो नमो व इति २१

21. Then joining his hands he murmurs, ‘Adoration to you, O Fathers! O Fathers! Adoration to you!’ (MB., loc. cit.).

गृहानवेक्षते गृहान्नः पितरो दत्तेति २२

22. He looks at his house with (the words), ‘Give us a house, O Fathers!’ (MB. II, 3, 10).

पिण्डानवेक्षते सदो वः पितरो देष्मेति २३

23. ¹⁰ He looks at the Piṇḍas with (the words), ‘May we give you an abode, O Fathers!’ (MB. II, 3, 11).

सव्येनैव पाणिना सूत्रतन्तुं गृहीत्वावसलवि पूर्वस्यां कर्ष्वां पिण्डे निदध्यात्पितुर्नाम गृहीत्वासावेतत्ते वासो ये चात्र त्वानु याँ श्च त्वमनु तस्मै ते स्वधेति २४

24. ¹¹ Seizing, again with his left hand, the linen thread, he should put it down, from right to left, on the Piṇḍa in the eastern pit, pronouncing his father’s name, ‘N.N.! This garment is thine, and is that of those who follow thee here, and of those whom thou followest. To thee Svadhā!’ (MB. II, 3, 12).

अप उपस्पृश्यैवमेवेतरयोः २५

25. ¹² After he has touched water, (he does) the same for the other two.

सव्येनैव पाणिनोदपात्रं गृहीत्वावसलवि पिण्डान्परिषिञ्चेदूर्जं वहन्तीरिति २६

26. Seizing, again with his left hand, the vessel of water (Sūtra 5), he should sprinkle (water) round the Piṇḍas from right to left, with (the verse), ‘Bringing sap’ (MB. II, 3, 13).

मध्यमं पिण्डं पत्नी पुत्रकामा प्राश्नीयादाधत्त पितरो गर्भमिति २७

27. The middle Piṇḍa (offered to the grandfather) the wife (of the sacrificer) should eat, if she is desirous of a son, with (the verse), ‘Give fruit to the womb, O Fathers’ (MB. II, 3, 14).

यो वा तेषां ब्रा-ह्मणानामुच्छिष्टभाक् स्यात् २८

28. Or of those Brāhmaṇas (that person) who receives the remnants (of the sacrificial food, should eat that Piṇḍa).

अभून्नो दूतो हविषो जातवेदा इत्युल्मुकमद्भिरभ्युक्ष्य २९

29. Having besprinkled (and thus extinguished) the fire-brand (Sūtra 3) with water, with (the verse), ‘Jātavedas has been our messenger for what we have offered’ (MB. II, 3, 15)—

द्वन्द्वं पात्राणि प्रक्षाल्य प्रत्यतिहारयेत् ३०

30. (The sacrificer) should besprinkle the sacrificial vessels, and should have them taken back, two by two.

अप्सु पिण्डान्सा-दयेत् ३१

31. The Piṇḍas he should throw into water,

प्रणीते वाग्नौ ३२

32. Or into the fire which has been carried forward (to the east side of the pits, chap. 2, 18),

ब्राह्मणं वा भोजयेत् ३३

33. Or he should give them to a Brāhmaṇa to eat,

गवे वा दद्यात् ३४

34. Or he should give them to a cow.

वृद्धिपूर्तेषु युग्मानाशयेत् ३५

35. ¹³ On the occasion of a lucky event (such as the birth of a son, &c.) or of a meritorious work (such as the dedication of a pond or of a garden) he should give food to an even number (of Brāhmaṇas).

प्रदक्षिणमुपचारः ३६

36. ¹⁴ The rite (is performed) from left to right.

यवैस्तिलार्थः ३७

37. Barley is used instead of sesamum.