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LXVII, 1.
DUTIES OF A HOUSEHOLDER.
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4. Nor an ornament made of factitious jewels or gold;
5. Nor (a flower) having a nasty odour ; 6. Nor one that has no odour at all; 7. Nor one grown upon a thorny plant.
8. But he may give even a flower grown upon a thorny plant, if it is white and sweet-smelling.
9. He may give even a red flower, if it is saffron, or a water-flower (such as the red lotus).
10. (He must) not (give) any animal substance (such as claws or horns) for the incense.
II. (He must) not (give) anything but clarified butter or oil for the lamp.
12. (He must) not (give) forbidden food at the offering of eatables;
13. Nor the milk of goats or female buffalos, though it is lawful food (otherwise);
14. Nor the flesh of five-toed animals, of fishes, and of boars.
15. Fully prepared for the sacrifice and pure, he must announce (and offer up to Vishnu) all the oblations, with his mind fixed upon the deity, with a cheerful heart, and free from precipitation or anger.
LXVII. 1. After having swept the place around the (kitchen) fire, sprinkled it with water all around,
9. The particle ka indicates that fragrant oleander and the like is also permitted. (Nand.)
13. See LI, 38.
14. This prohibition refers to those species of five-toed animals, fish, and boars, whose flesh is not in general forbidden. (Nand.) See LI, 3, 6, 21. LXVII. 1-32. Âsv. I, 2; Gobh. I, 4; Pâr. I, 12; II, 9; Sânkh. II,
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| SR No. | 007671 |
| Book Title | Zend Avesta Part 01 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | James Darmesteter |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1895 |
| Total Pages | 2695 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 49 MB |