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GRIHYA-SÛTRA OF GOBHILA.
thumb and the fourth finger of his right hand, and should insert it into her right nostril with the verse, A man is Agni, a man is Indra' (MB. I, 4, 9).
12. Then they should do what they like.
KÂNDIKÂ 7. 1. Now (follows) the Simantakarana (or parting of the hair), in her first pregnancy,
2. In the fourth, or sixth, or eighth month (of her pregnancy).
3. In the morning, after she has been washed, sitting on northward-pointed Darbha grass, (all over her body), including her head, she sits down to the west of the fire on northward-pointed Darbha grass, facing the east.
4. Her husband, standing behind her, ties (to her neck) an Udumbara branch with an even number of unripe fruits on it, with (the verse), Rich in sap is this tree' (MB. I, 5, 1).
5. He then parts her hair upwards (i. e. beginning from the front), the first time with Darbha blades, with (the word), 'Bhah!' the second time with the word), Bhuvah !' the third time with (the word), Svah!'
6. Then with (a splint of) Viratara (wood) with this verse, 'With which Aditi's' (ibid. 2);
7, 1 seq. The Sîmantakarana or Sîmantonnayana. KhâdiraGrihya II, 2, 24 seq.
3. This Sätra is identical with chap. 6, 2.
4. salátugrathnam should be emended, in my opinion, so as to read salátugrapsam. Comp. Paraskara I, 15, 4: yugmena saràlugrapsenaudumbarena. Asvalâyana I, 14, 4: yugmena salâtuglapsena. Hiranyakesin II, 1: salâtugrapsam upasamgribya.
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