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उत्तरतो गां बद्ध्वोपतिष्ठेरन्नर्हणा पुत्र उवास सेति १

1. ¹ To the north of the place (in which the Arghya reception will be offered to a guest), they should bind a cow (to a post or the like), and should (reverentially) approach it with (the verse), ‘Arhaṇā putra vāsa’ (MB. II, 8, 1).

इदमहमिमां पद्यां विराजमन्नाद्यायाधितिष्ठामीति प्रतितिष्ठमानो जपेत् २

2. ² (The guest to whom the Arghya reception is going to be offered) should come forward murmuring, ‘Here I tread on this Padyā Virāj for the sake of the enjoyment of food’ (ibid. 2).

यत्रैनमर्हयिष्यन्तः स्युः ३

3. (He should do so) where they are going to perform the Arghya ceremony for him,

यदा वार्हयेयुः ४

4. Or when they perform it.

विष्टरपाद्यार्घ्याचमनीयमधुपर्कानेकैकशस्त्रिस्त्रिर्वेदयेरन् ५

5. Let them announce three times (to the guest) separately (each of the following things which are brought to him): a bed (of grass to sit down on), water for washing the feet, the Argha water, water for sipping, and the Madhuparka (i.e. a mixture of ghee, curds, and honey).

या ओषधीरित्युदञ्चं विष्टरमास्तीर्याध्युपविशेत् ६

6. Let him spread out the bed (of grass, so that the points of the grass are) turned to the north, with (the verse), ‘The herbs which’ (MB. II, 8, 3), and let him sit down thereon;

द्वौ चेत्पृथगृग्भ्याम् ७

7. If there are two (beds of grass), with the two (verses) separately (MB. II, 8, 3. 4);

पादयोरन्यम् ८

8. ³ On the second (he treads) with the feet.

यतो देवीरित्यपः प्रेक्षेत ९

9. Let him look at the water (with which he is to wash his feet), with (the formula), ‘From which side I see the goddesses’ (ibid. 5).

सव्यं पादमवनेनिज इति सव्यं पादं प्रक्षालयेद्दक्षिणं पादमवनेनिज इति दक्षिणं पादं प्रक्षालयेत् १०

10. Let him wash his left foot with (the formula), ‘The left foot I wash;’ let him wash his right foot with (the formula), ‘The right foot I wash’ (MB. II. 8, 6. 7);

पूर्वमन्यमपरमन्यमित्युभौ शेषेण ११

11. ⁴ Both with the rest (of the Mantra, i.e. with the formula), ‘First the one, then the other’ (II, 8, 8).

अन्नस्य राष्ट्रिरसीत्यर्घ्यं प्रतिगृह्णीयात् १२

12. Let him accept the Arghya water with (the formula), ‘Thou art the queen of food’ (ibid. 9).

यशोऽसीत्याचमनीयमाचामेत् १३

13. The water (offered to him) for sipping he should sip with (the formula), ‘Glory art thou’ (ibid. 10).

यशसो यशोऽसीति मधुपर्कं प्रतिगृह्णीयात् १४

14. The Madhuparka he should accept with (the formula), ‘The glory’s glory art thou’ (ibid. 11).

यशसो भक्षोऽसि महसो भक्षोऽसि श्रीर्भक्षोऽसि श्रियं मयि धेहीति त्रिः पिबेत् १५

15. ⁵ Let him drink (of it) three times with (the formula which he repeats thrice), ‘The glory’s food art thou; the might’s food art thou; the bliss’s food art thou; bestow bliss on me’ (MB. II, 8, 12);

तूष्णीं चतुर्थम् १६

16. ⁶ Silently a fourth time.

भूय एवाभिपाय शेषं ब्राह्मणाय दद्यात् १७

17. Having drunk more of it, he should give the remainder to a Brāhmaṇa.

आचान्तोदकाय गौरिति नापितस्त्रिर्ब्रूयात् १८

18. After he has sipped water, the barber should thrice say to him, ‘A cow!’

मुञ्च गां वरुणपाशाद्द्विषन्तं मेऽभिधेहीति तं जह्यमुष्य चोभयोरुत्सृज गामत्तु तृणानि पिबतूदकमिति ब्रूयात् १९

19. ⁷ He should reply, ‘Let loose the cow from the fetter of Varuṇa; bind (with it) him who hates me. Kill him and (the enemy) of N.N., (the enemies) of both (myself and N.N.). Deliver the cow; let it eat grass, let it drink water’ (MB. II, 8, 13).

माता रुद्रा णामित्यनुमन्त्रयेत २०

20. (And after the cow has been set at liberty), let him address it with (the verse), ‘The mother of the Rudras’ (MB. II, 8, 14).

अन्यत्र यज्ञात् २१

21. ⁸ Thus if it is no sacrifice (at which the Arghya reception is offered),

कुरुतेत्यधियज्ञम् २२

22. (He should say), ‘Make it (ready),’ if it is a sacrifice.

षड् अर्घ्यार्हा भवन्ति २३

23. There are six persons to whom the Arghya reception is due, (namely),

आचार्य ऋत्विक् स्नातको राजा विवाह्यः प्रियोऽतिथिरिति २४

24. ⁹ A teacher, an officiating priest, a Snātaka, a king, the father-in-law, a friend coming as a guest.

परिसंवत्सरानर्हयेयुः २५

25. ¹⁰ They should offer the Arghya reception (to such persons not more than) once a year.

पुनर्यज्ञविवाहयोश्च पुनर्यज्ञ विवाहयोश्च २६

26. But repeatedly in the case of a sacrifice and of a wedding. But repeatedly in the case of a sacrifice and of a wedding.

End of the Fourth Prapāṭhaka.

End of the Gobhila-Gṛhya-sūtra.