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श्रवणाग्रहायणीकर्मणोरक्षताञ् छिष्ट्वा १

1. ¹ At the Śravaṇā and Āgrahāyaṇī sacrifices he should leave a remainder of fried grains.

प्राङ्वोदङ्वा ग्रामान्निष्क्रम्य चतुष्पथेऽग्निमुपसमाधाय हये राक इत्येकैकयाञ्जलिना जुहुयात् २

2. Having gone out of the village in an easterly or in a northerly direction, and having put wood on the fire at a place where four roads meet, he should sacrifice (those fried grains) with his joined hands, with the single (verses of the text), ‘Hearken, Rākā!’ (MB. II, 6, 2-5).

प्राङुत्क्रम्य वसुवन एधीत्यूर्ध्वमुदीक्षमाणो देवजनेभ्यः ३

3. Walking eastward (he should), looking upwards, (offer a Bali) to the hosts of divine beings, with (the formula), ‘Be a giver of wealth’ (ibid. 6);

तिर्यङ्ङितरजनेभ्योऽर्वाङवेक्षमाणः ४

4. ² (Walking?) towards the side, (he should offer a Bali) to the hosts of other beings, looking downwards.

अनपेक्षमाणः प्रत्येत्याक्षतान्प्राश्नीयादुपेतैरमात्यैः सह ५

5. ³ Returning (to the fire) without looking back, he should, together with the persons belonging to his family, as far as they have been initiated (by the Upanayana), eat the fried grains.

स्वस्त्ययनम् ६

6. (This ceremony) procures happiness.

वशङ्गमौ शङ्खश्चेति पृथगाहुती व्रीहियवहोमौ प्रयुञ्जीत ७

7. ⁴ (With the two formulas), ‘Obeying the will’ and ‘Śaṅkha’ (MB. II, 6, 7. 8), he should sacrifice two oblations of rice and of barley separately,

यस्यात्मनि प्रसादमिच्छेत्तस्मै ८

8. ⁵ With reference to a person whose favour he wishes to gain.

नित्यप्रयोगः ९

9. This is done daily.

एकाक्षर्यायामर्धमासव्रते द्वे कर्मणी १०

10. ⁶ With the Ekākṣaryā verse (MB. II. 6, 9) two rites (are performed) which are connected with the observance (of fasting) for a fortnight.

पौर्णमास्यां रात्रौ खदिरशङ्कुशतं जुहुयादायुष्कामः ११

11. One who is desirous of long life, should sacrifice (with that verse), in the night of the full moon, one hundred pegs of Khadira wood;

आय-सान्वधकामः १२

12. Of iron, if he desires that (his enemies) may be killed.

अथापरम् १३

13. Now another ceremony (performed with the same verse).

प्राङ् वोदङ्वा ग्रामान्निष्क्रम्य चतुष्पथे पर्वते वारण्यैर्गोमयैः स्थण्डिलं प्रताप्यापोह्याङ्गारान्मन्त्रं मनसानुद्रुत्य सर्पिरास्येन जुहुयात् १४

14. Having gone out of the village in an easterly or in a northerly direction, he should at a place where four roads meet, or on a mountain, set an elevated surface, consisting of the dung of beasts of the forest, on fire, should sweep the coals away, and should make an oblation of butter (on that surface) with his mouth, repeating that Mantra in his mind.

ज्वलन्त्यां द्वादश ग्रामाः १५

15. If (that oblation of butter) catches fire, twelve villages (will be his).

धूमे त्र्यवरार्ध्याः १६

16. If smoke rises, at least three.

अमोघं कर्मेत्याचक्षते १७

17. They call this ceremony one which is not in vain.

वृत्त्यविच्छित्तिकामो हरितगोमयान्सायम्प्रातर्जुहुयात् १८

18. ⁷ One who desires that his means of livelihood may not be exhausted, should sacrifice green cow-dung in the evening and in the morning.

त्रिरात्रोपोषितः पण्यहोमं जुहुयादिदमहमिमं विश्वकर्माणमिति १९

19. ⁸ Of articles which he has bought, he should, after having fasted three (days and) nights, make an oblation with the formula, ‘Here this Viśvakarman’ (MB. II. 6, 10).

वाससस्तन्तून् २०

20. Of a garment he should offer some threads (with that formula),

गोर्वालान् २१

21. Of a cow some hairs (of its tail);

एवमितरेभ्यः पण्येभ्यः २२

22. In the same way (he should offer some part) of other articles which he has bought.

पूर्णहोमो यजनीयप्रयोगः २३

23. ⁹ The sacrifice of a full oblation (with the verse, ‘A full oblation I sacrifice,’ MB. II, 6, 11) should be performed on the sacrificial day (i.e. on the first day of the fortnight),

इन्द्रा मवदादिति च २४

24. And (on such a day let him sacrifice) with (the formula), ‘Indrāmavadāt (?)’ (MB. II, 6, 12).

यशस्कामः पूर्वां सहायकाम उत्तराम् २५

25. One who is desirous of glory, (should offer) the first (oblation); one who is desirous of companions, the second.