१४

1. And should, after that person has eaten, seize his right hand,

भुक्तवतो दक्षिणं हस्तं गृह्णीयात् १

2. ¹ If he wishes that one of his companions, or a pupil, or a servant should faithfully remain with him and not go away, he should bathe in the morning, should put on clean garments, should show patience (with that servant, &c.) during the day, should speak (only) with Brāhmaṇas, and by night he should go to the dwelling-place of that person, should make water into a horn of a living animal, and should three times walk round his dwelling-place, sprinkling (his urine) round it, with (the Mantra), ‘From the mountain (I sever?) thee, from thy brother, from thy sister, from all thy relations. paṛṣīdaḥ kleṣyati (i.e. kvaiṣyasi?) śaśvat parikupilena saṃkrāmeṇāvicchidā, ūlena parimīḍho ऽ si parimīḍho ऽ sy ūlena.’

यममात्यमन्तेवासिनं प्रेष्यं वा कामयेत ध्रुवो मेनपायी स्यादिति स पूर्वाह्णे स्नातः प्रयतवस्त्रोहःक्षान्तो ब्राह्मणसम्भाषो निशायां तस्यावसथं गत्वा जीवशृङ्गे प्रस्राव्य त्रिः प्रदक्षिणमावसथं परिषिञ्चन्परिक्रामेत् । परि त्वा गिरेरिह परि भ्रातुः परि ष्वसु । परि सर्वेभ्यो ज्ञातिभ्यः परिषीदः क्लेष्यसि । शश्वत्परिकुपिलेन सङ्क्रामेणाविच्छिदा । ऊलेन परिमीढोसि परिमीढोस्यूलेन । इति २

3. He puts down the horn of the living animal in a place which is generally accessible.

अनिगुप्ते जीवशृङ्गं निदधाति ३

4. ² One whose companions, pupils, or servants use to run away, should rebuke them with (the Mantra), ‘May he who calls hither (?), call you hither! He who brings back, has brought you back (?). May the rebuke of Indra always rebuke you. If you, who worship your own deceit, despise me (?), . . . . may Indra bind you with his bond, and may he drive you back again to me.’

यस्मा अमात्या अन्तेवासिनः प्रेष्या वोद्द्रवेयुस्तान्परिक्रोशेत् । अनुपौ-ह्वदनुपह्वयेन्निवर्तो यो न्यवीवृधः । ऐन्द्रो वः परिक्रोशः परिक्रोशतु सर्वदा । यदिति मामतिमन्यध्वं मायादेवा अवतरन् । इन्द्रः पाशेन वः सिक्त्वा मह्यं पुनरुदाजतु । इति ४

5. Then he enters his house, puts a piece of Sidhraka wood on (the fire), and sacrifices with the ‘on-drawing verse,’ ‘Back-bringer, bring them back’ (Taitt. Saṃh. III, 3, 10, 1).

सोथ स्वागारं प्रविश्य सैध्रकीं समिधमाधाय । अ वर्तन वर्तय । इत्याकर्षणेन जुहोति ५

6. Now (we shall explain) how one should guard his wife.

अथातो दारगुप्तिम् ६

7. ³ One whose wife has a paramour, should grind big centipedes (?) to powder, and should insert (that powder), while his wife is sleeping, into her secret parts, with the Mantra, ‘Indra. . . . from other men than me.’

स्थूरा दृढा जारी चूर्णानि कारयित्वा सुप्तायै योनिमुपवपेत् । इन्द्रा ययास्य शेफमलीकम-न्येभ्यः पुरुषेभ्योन्यत्र मत् । इति ७

8. Now (follows the sacrifice for procuring) prosperity in trade.

अथातः पण्यसिद्धिः ८

9. He cuts off (some portion) from (every) article of trade and sacrifices it -

पण्यस्यापादाय जुहोति ९