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PÂRASKARA-GRIHYA-SÚTRA.
5. When he is going to mount a camel, he addresses it: 'Thou art the son of Tvashtri; Tvashtri is thy deity. Make me arrive safely.'
6. When he is going to mount a he-ass, he addresses it: 'A Sūdra art thou, a Sadra by birth. To Agni thou belongest, with twofold sperm. Make me arrive safely.'
7. A path he addresses: 'Adoration to Rudra who dwells on the paths. Make me arrive safely.'
8. A cross-road he addresses: 'Adoration to Rudra who dwells at the cross-roads. Make me arrive safely.'
9. When he intends to swim across a river, he addresses it: 'Adoration to Rudra who dwells in the waters. Make me arrive safely.'
10. When going on board a ship, he addresses her: 'The good ship’ (Vâg. Samh. XXI, 7).
11. When going to cross (the river), he addresses (the ship): The well-protecting' (Vâg. Samh. XXI, 6).
12. A forest (through which he is wandering) he addresses : ‘Adoration to Rudra who dwells in the forests. Make me arrive safely.
13. A mountain (which he is going to cross) he addresses : 'Adoration to Rudra who dwells on the mountains. Make me arrive safely.'
14. A burial-ground he addresses : 'Adoration to Rudra who dwells among the Fathers. Make me arrive safely.'
15. A cow-stable he addresses : ‘Adoration to Rudra who dwells among the dung-heaps. Make me arrive safely.'
6. The he-ass has twofold sperm, because he begets both asses and mules. Taittirîya Samhitâ VII, 1, 1, 2.
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| SR No. | 007685 |
| Book Title | Grihya Sutras |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Hermann Oldenberg |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1886 |
| Total Pages | 2642 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 49 MB |