१६

1. When he has first seen the new moon, he sips water, and holding (a pot of) water (in his hands) he worships (the moon) with the four (verses), ‘Increase’ (Taitt. Saṃh. I, 4, 32), ‘May thy milk’ (ibid. IV, 2, 7, 4), ‘New and new again (the moon) becomes, being born’ (ibid. II, 4, 14, 1), ‘That Soma which the Ādityas make swell’ (ibid. II, 4, 14, 1).

दर्शे चन्द्र मसं दृष्ट्वाप आचम्यापो धारयमाणः । आ प्यायस्व । सं ते । नवो नवो भवति जायमानः । यमादित्या अंशुमाप्याययन्ति । इति चतसृभिरुपतिष्ठते १

2. ¹ When he has yawned, he murmurs, ‘(May) will and insight (dwell) in me.’

मयि दक्षक्रतू । इति जञ्जभ्यमानो जपति २

3. ² If the skirt (of his garment) is blown upon him (by the wind), he murmurs, ‘A skirt art thou. Thou art not a thunderbolt. Adoration be to thee. Do no haft to me.’

सिगसि नसि वज्रो नमस्ते अस्तु मा मा हिंसीः । इति सिचाधिक्षिप्तो जपति ३

4. He should tear off a thread (from that skirt) and should blow it away with his mouth.

तस्य तन्तुमाच्छिद्य मुखवातेन प्रध्वंसयेत् ४

5. ³ If a bird has befouled him with its excrements, he murmurs, ‘The birds that timidly fly together with the destroyers, shall pour out on me happy, blissful splendour and vigour.’

Then let him wipe off that (dirt) with something else than his hand, and let him wash himself with water.

ये पक्षिणः पतयन्ति बिभ्यतो निरृतैः सह । ते मा शिवेन शग्मेन तेजसोन्दन्तु वर्चसा । इति वयसाधिक्षिप्तो जपति तदन्येन हस्तात्प्रमृज्याद्भिः प्रक्षालयीत ५

6. ⁴ ‘From the sky, from the wide air a drop of water has fallen down on me, bringing luck. With my senses, with my mind I have united myself, protected by the prayer that is brought forth by the righteous ones’ - this (verse) he should murmur, if a drop of water unexpectedly falls down on him.

दिवो नु मा बृहतो अन्तरिक्षादपां स्तोको अभ्यपतच्छिवाय । समिन्द्रि येण मनसाहमागां ब्रह्मणा गुप्तः सुकृता कृतेन । जपेद्यद्येनमविज्ञातोपां स्तोकोभिच्छादयेत् ६

7. ⁵ ‘If a fruit has fallen down from the top of a tree, or from the air, it is Vāyu (who has made it fall). Where it has touched our bodies or the garment, (there) may the waters drive away destruction’ - this (verse) he should murmur, if a fruit unexpectedly falls down on him.

यदि वृक्षाग्रादभ्यपतत्फलं यद्वान्तरिक्षात्तदु वायुरेव । यत्रा वृक्षस्तनुवै यत्र वास आपो बाधन्तां निरृतिं पराचैः । इति जपेद्यद्येनमविज्ञातं फलमभिपतेत् ७

8. ⁶ ‘Adoration to him who dwells at the cross-roads, whose arrow is the wind, to Rudra! Adoration to Rudra who dwells at the cross-roads!’ - this (formula) he murmurs when he comes to a cross-road;

नमः पथिषदे वातेषवे रुद्रा य नमो रुद्रा य पथिषदे । इति चतुष्पथमवक्रम्य जपति ८

9. ‘Adoration to him who dwells among cattle, whose arrow is the wind, to Rudra! Adoration to Rudra who dwells among cattle!’ - thus at a dung-heap;

नमः पशुषदे वातेषवे रुद्रा य नमो रुद्रा य पशुषदे । इति शकृद्धतौ ९

10. ‘Adoration to him who dwells among the serpents, whose arrow is the wind, to Rudra! Adoration to Rudra who dwells among the serpents!’ - thus at a place that is frequented by serpents.

नमः सर्पसदे वातेषवे रुद्रा य नमो रुद्रा य सर्पसदे । इति सर्पसृप्ते १०

11. ‘Adoration to him who dwells in the air, whose arrow is the wind, to Rudra! Adoration to Rudra who dwells in the air!’ - this (formula) let him murmur, if overtaken by a tornado.

नमोन्तरिक्षसदे वातेषवे रुद्रा य नमो रुद्रा यान्तरिक्षसदे । इति जपेद्यद्येनं संवर्तवात आगच्छेत् ११

12. ‘Adoration to him who dwells in the waters, whose arrow is the wind, to Rudra! Adoration to Rudra who dwells in the waters!’ - this (formula) he murmurs when plunging into a river which is full of water.

नमोप्सुषदे वातेषवे रुद्रा य नमो रुद्रा याप्सुषदे । इति नदीमुदन्वतीमवगाह्य जपति १२

13. ‘Adoration to him who dwells there, whose arrow is the wind, to Rudra! Adoration to Rudra who dwells there!’ - this (formula) he murmurs when approaching a beautiful place, a sacrificial site, or a big tree.

नमस्तत्सदे वातेषवे रुद्रा य नमो रुद्रा य तत्सदे । इति चित्रं देशं देवयजनं वनस्पतिं वाक्रम्य जपति १३

14. ⁷ If the sun rises whilst he is sleeping, he shall fast that day and shall stand silent during that day;

सूर्याभ्युदितोहनि नाश्नीयाद्वाग्यतोहस्तिष्ठेत् १४

15. The same during the night, if the sun sets whilst he sleeps.

सूर्याभिनिम्रुक्तो रात्रावेवम् १५

16. ⁸ Let him not touch a sacrificial post. By touching it, he would bring upon himself (the guilt of) whatever faults have been committed at that sacrifice. If he touches one (sacrificial post), he should say, ‘This is thy wind;’ if two (posts), ‘These are thy two winds;’ if many (posts), ‘These are thy winds.’

न यूपमुपस्पृशेत् । यद्युपस्पृशेद्दुरिष्टं यज्ञस्य प्रतिमुञ्चीत । यद्येकमुपस्पृशेत् । एष ते वायो । इति ब्रूयाद्यदि द्वौ । एतौ ते वायू । इति यदि बहून् । एते ते वायवः । इति १६

17. ⁹ ‘The voices that are heard after us (?) and around us, the praise that is heard, and the voices of the birds, the deer’s running (?) athwart: that we fear (?) from our enemies’ - this (verse) he murmurs when setting out on a road.

अनिहूतं परिहूतं परिष्टुतं शकुनै रुदितं च यत् । मृगस्य शृतमक्ष्णया तद्द्विषद्भ्यो भयामसि । इत्यध्वानमभिप्रव्रजञ्जपति १७

18. ¹⁰ ‘Like an Udgātṛ, O bird, thou singest the Sāman; like a Brahman’s son thou recitest thy hymn, when the Soma is pressed.

‘A blessing on us, O bird; bring us luck and be kind towards us!’ - (This Mantra) he murmurs against an inauspicious bird;

उद्गातेव शकुने साम गायसि ब्रह्मपुत्र इव सवनेषु शंससि । स्वस्ति नः शकुने अस्तु शिवो नः सुमना भव । इत्यनभिप्रेतं शकुनं प्रतिजपति १८

19. ¹¹ ‘If thou raisest thy divine voice, entering upon living beings, drive away our enemies by thy voice. O death, lead them to death!’ - (thus) against a solitary jackal.

यदेतद्भूतान्यन्वाविश्य दैवीं वाचं वदसि । द्विषतो नः परावद तान्मृत्यो मृत्यवे नय । इत्येकमृकम् १९

20. Then he throws before the (jackal, as it were), a fire-brand that burns at both ends, towards that region (in which the jackal’s voice is heard), with (the words), ‘Fire! Speak to the fire! Death! Speak to the death!’ Then he touches water,

अथास्मा उभयत आदीप्तमुल्मुकं तां दिशं प्रति निरस्यति । अग्ने अग्निना संवदस्व मृत्यो मृत्युना संवदस्व । इत्यप उपस्पृश्य २०

21. And worships (the jackal) with the Anuvāka, ‘Thou art mighty, thou carriest away’ (Taitt. Saṃhitā I, 3, 3).

अथैनमुपतिष्ठते । विभूरसि प्रवाहणः । इत्येतेनानुवाकेन २१