Grihya Sutras, Part 2 (SBE30): Grihya Sûtra of Hiranyakesin: I, 7, 23

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PATALA 7, SECTION 23.

1. (Then follow the Mantras), 'I know thee as the firm Brahman. May I become firm in this world and in this country.

'I know thee as the immovable Brahman. May I not be moved away from this world and from this country. May he who hates me, my rival, be moved away from this world and from this country.

'I know thee as the unshaken Brahman. May I not be shaken off from this world and from this country. May he who hates me, my rival, be shaken off from this world and from this country.

'I know thee as the unfailing Brahman. May I not fall from this world and from this country. May he who hates me, my rival, fall from this world and from this country.

'I know thee as the nave of the universe. May I become the nave of this country. I know thee as the centre of the universe. May I become the centre of this country. I know thee as the string that holds the universe. May I become the string that holds this country. I know thee as the pillar

5 With (the remains of) that (Sthâlîpâka) he entertains a learned Brâhmana whom he reveres.

6. To that (Brâhmana) he makes a present of a bull.

7. From that time he constantly sacrifices (yagate) on the days of the full and of the new moon a mess of cooked food sacred to Agni.

8. In the evening and in the morning he constantly sacrifices (guhoti) with his hand (and not with the Darvî) the two following oblations of rice or of barley: 'To Agni Svâhâ! To Pragâpati Svâhâ!'

9. Some (teachers) state that in the morning the

11 In the fourth night, towards morning, he puts wood on the fire, performs the (regular) ceremonies down to the (regular) expiatory oblations, and sacrifices nine expiatory oblations (with the following Mantras):

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Footnotes

196:5 5, 6. In the commentary these Sûtras are divided thus: 5. tena brâhmanam vidyâvantam pariveveshti; 6. yo197:11 According to the commentary he performs the regular ceremonies down to the oblation offered with the Mantra, 'Thus thou, Agni' (see above, I, 3, 5, and compare Pâraskara I, 2, 8). Mâtridatta says, prâyaskittiparyantam kritvâ sa tvam no Agna ity etadantam kritvâ nava prâyaskittîr guhoti . . . vyâhritiparyantam kritvâ imam me Varuneti katasro (I, 3, 5) hutvaitâ guhoti.