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________________ 292 GRHYA-SOTRA OF ÂPASTAMBA. Patala 8, Section 21. 1. The times for the monthly Sraddha are in the second fortnight (of the month), as they are stated. 2. Let him feed, without regard of (worldly) purposes, pure Brâhmanas, versed in the Mantras, who are not connected with himself by consanguinity or by their Gotra or by the Mantras (such as his teacher or his pupils), an odd number, at least three. 3. He makes oblations of the food (prepared for the Brâhmanas) with the next (verses, II, 19, 1-7); 4. Then the Agya oblations (indicated by the) next (Mantras, II, 19, 8-13). 5. Or invertedly (i.e. he offers Ågya with the verses referred to in Sätra 3, and food with those referred to in Satra 4). 6. Let him touch the whole (food) with the next (formulas, II, 19, 14-16). 7. Or the (single) prepared (portions of food destined) for the single Brâhmanas. 8. Having caused them with the next (formula, II, 20, 1) to touch (the food, he gives it to them to eat). 9. When they have eaten (and gone away), he goes after them, circumambulates them, turning his right side towards them, spreads out southwardpointed Darbha grass in two different layers, pours water on it with the next (formulas, II, 20, 2–7), distributes the Pindas, ending in the south, with the next (formulas, II, 20, 8–13), pours out water as before with the next (formulas, 14-19), worships (the 21, 1. Comp. Dharmasastra II, 7, 16, 8 seq.; Sacred Books, vol. ii, p. 139. Comp. Professor Bühler's remarks, vol. ii, p. xiv. Digitized by Google
SR No.007685
Book TitleGrihya Sutras
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorHermann Oldenberg
PublisherOxford
Publication Year1886
Total Pages2642
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English
File Size49 MB
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