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GRIHYA-SUTRA OF HIRANYAKESIN.
than thee. Mayst thou not be beaten at thy breast by (the she-goblin) Vikest ("the rough-haired one"). May thy husband live, and mayst thou shine in thy husband's world, beholding thy genial offspring! Svâhâ!
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'May Heaven protect thy back, Vâyu thy thighs, and the two Asvins thy breast. May Savitri protect thy suckling sons. Until the garment is put on (thy sons?), may Brihaspati guard (them?), and the Visve devâs afterwards. Svâhâ!
'Childlessness, the death of sons, evil, and distress, I take (from thee), as a wreath (is taken) from the head, and (like a wreath) I put all evil on (the head of) our foes. Svâhâ!
'With this well-disposed prayer which the gods have created, I kill the Pisâkas that dwell in thy womb. The flesh-devouring death-bringers I cast down. May thy sons live to old age. Svâhâ!'
8. After he has sacrificed with (the verses), 'This, O Varuna,'' For this I entreat thee,'' Thou Agni,' 'Thus thou, Agni,'' Thou, Agni, art quick,' ' Pragâpati-he makes her tread on a stone, with (the verse), Tread on this stone; like a stone be firm. Destroy those who seek to do thee harm; overcome thy enemies.'
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9. To the west of the fire he strews two layers of northward-pointed Darbha grass, the one more to the west, the other more to the east. On these both (the bridegroom and the bride) station themselves, the one more to the west, the other more to the east.
8. See above, I, 1, 3, 5; I, 1, 4, I.
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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 |