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________________ I ADHYÂYA, 14 KANDIKÂ, 7. 181 KANDIKÂ 14. 1. In the fourth month of pregnancy the Simantonnayana (or parting of the hair, is performed). 2. In the fortnight of the increasing moon, when the moon stands in conjunction with a Nakshatra (that has a name) of masculine gender 3. Then he gives its place to the fire, and having spread to the west of it a bull's hide with the neck to the east, with the hair outside, (he makes oblations,) while (his wife) is sitting on that (hide) and takes hold of him, with the two (verses), “May Dhâtri give to his worshipper,' with the two verses, 'I invoke Raka' (Rig-veda II, 32, 4 seq.), and with (the texts), ‘Negamesha,' and, ‘Pragàpati, no other one than thou' (Rig-veda X, 121, 10). 4. He then three times parts her hair upwards (i.e. beginning from the front) with a bunch containing an even number of unripe fruits, and with a porcupine's quill that has three white spots, and with three bunches of Kusa grass, with (the words), * Bhûr, bhuvah, svar, om!' 5. Or four times. 6. He gives orders to two lute-players, Sing king Soma. 7. (They sing,) May Soma our king bless the human race. Settled is the wheel of N.N.'—(here they name) the river near which they dwell. 14, 3. Comp. above, chap. 8, 9. Regarding the two verses Dhâtâ dadatu dâsushe, see Sânkh.-Grihya I, 22, 7. The Negamesha hymn is Rig-veda Khailika sûkta, vol. vi, p. 31, ed. Max Müller, 7. Comp. Pâraskara I, 15, 8. The Gâthâ there is somewhat different. I cannot see why in the Asvalâyana redaction of it nivish/akakråsau should not be explained, conformably to the Digitized by Google
SR No.007678
Book TitleSatapatha Bramhana Part 02
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorJulius Eggeling
PublisherOxford
Publication Year1885
Total Pages2521
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English
File Size44 MB
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