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ÂSVALAYANA-GRIHYA-SÛTRA.
Adhyâya IV, KANDIKÂ 1. 1. If disease befalls one who has set up the (sacred Srauta) fires, he should leave his home (and go away) to the eastern, or northern, or north-eastern direction.
2. “The sacred fires are fond of the village'—thus it is said.
3. Longing for it, desirous of returning to the village they might restore him to health-thus it is understood (in the Sruti).
4. Being restored to health, he should offer a Soma sacrifice, or an animal sacrifice, or an ordinary sacrifice, and take his dwelling (again in the village).
5. Or without such a sacrifice.
6. If he dies, one should have a piece of ground dug up to the south-east or to the south-west
7. At a place which is inclined towards the south or towards the south-east.
8. According to some (teachers), inclined towards south-west.
9. (The piece of ground dug up should be) of the length of a man with upraised arms,
10. Of the breadth of one Vyâma (fathom),
1, 1. Comp. Srauta-sûtra VI, 9, 1. The funeral rites according to the Grihya-sūtras have been treated of by Prof. Max Müller, Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft, vol. ix.
3. I. e. longing for the village. I here differ from Prof. Stenzler's translation, Indem sie, um nach dem Dorfe zu kommen, ihm Gutes wünschen.' Prof. Stenzler here follows Nârâyana, who has the following note, grâmam âgantum ikkhanto-gnaya enam âhitâgnim âsamsante, ayam agado bhaved iti.
4. Comp. Srauta-sûtra VI, 9, 7. 5. Srauta-sûtra VI, 10, 1.
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