1 1-18. When undertaking ceremonies for the obtainment of special wishes, let him omit six meals or three. 2. At such ceremonies as are repeated daily, (let him do so only) in the beginning; 3. After (the ceremony), if it is performed on account of a prodigy. 4. Thus also at the performances of the sacrificial day (i.e. of the first day of the fortnight). 5. One who keeps the vow (of fasting) through one fortnight, (may avail himself of the following indulgence): 6. If he is not able (to subsist entirely without food, let him drink) rice-water once a day. 7. Let him murmur the Prapada formula (MB. II, 4, 5), sitting in the forest on eastward-pointed grass-blades. 8. Thus one who is desirous of holy lustre. 9. One who is desirous of cattle, as stated above (III, I, 5?). 10. One who desires that his stock of cattle
20. On the sacrificial day (i.e. the first day of the fortnight) let him make oblations with the six verses, From the head' (MB. II, 5, 1 seqq.), with the Vâmadevya verses, with the Mahâvyâhritis, and with the verse sacred to Pragâpati (l.l. 8). 21. Thus he will drive away misfortune. 22. On an unsafe road let him murmur the verse, 'Go away' (Rig-veda X, 164, 1). 23. One who is desirous of glory should worship the sun in the forenoon, at noon, and in the afternoon, with (the formula), 'I am glory' (MB. II, 5, 9). 24. Let him change (the word), 'Of the forenoon,' according (to the different times of the day). 25. Worshipping (the sun) at twilight with the formula, 'O sun! the ship' (MB. II, 5, 14), procures happiness. 26. At the morning twilight (he says), 'When thou risest' (l.l. 15). dhi ma iti shadbhir vâmadevyargbhir mahâvyâhritibhih prâgâpatyayâ kâ. 21. 425:1-18 IV, 1, 1-18 = Gobhila IV, 5, I, 9, 10, 11, 13, 12, 27, 24, 25, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 27, 28, 22, 23, 30-34 (9 deest). 427:19-27 19-27 = IV, 6, 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 3, 10-12 (22 deest).
