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SANKHAYANA-GRIHYA-SUTRA.
21. To Vishnu, to Sravana.
22. To the Vasus, to the Dhanishthâs. 23. To Varuna, to Satabhishag.
24. To Aga ekapad, to the Proshthapadâs.
25. To Ahi budhnya, to the Proshthapadâs. 26. To Pûshan, to Revati.
27. To the two Asvins, to the two Asvints. 28. To Yama, to the Bharanis.
KHANDA 27.
1. In the sixth month the Annaprâsana (i.e. the first feeding with solid food).
2. Goat's flesh, if he is desirous of nourishment, 3. Flesh of partridge, if desirous of holy lustre, 4. Fish, if desirous of swiftness,
5. Boiled rice with ghee, if desirous of splendour6. (Such) food, prepared with milk curds, honey, and ghee, he should give (to the child) to eat.
7. After he has made oblations with (the verses), 'Lord of food, give us food, painless and strong; bring forward the giver; bestow power on us, on men and animals;' 'Whatsoever' (Rig-veda IV, 12, 4); 'Even of great' (ibid. 5), ‘Him, Agni, (lead) to long life and splendour; sharp strength (mayst thou), Varuna, king Soma, protection may Aditi, like a
27, 2-6. These rules stand here, in the beginning of the chapter, as introductory remarks; the act of feeding itself (Sûtra 10) does not follow till after the sacrifice and the other performances prescribed in Sûtras 7-9.
3. This rule evidently rests on the allusion of taittira (partridge flesh) to the Taittirîya school.
7. Both metre and construction show that the Pâda imam Agna âyushe varkase is incomplete; the Sâmbavya-Grihya and Taitt. Samhitâ II, 3, 10, 3 add kridhi after varkase.
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