लोहितस्याद्भुतं विद्यात्सहस्रं च विशोधनम्
One should know that a thousand offerings of blood are extraordinary for purification.
द्रोणकाको बकश्चैव उलूकद्वयमेव च 2.3.20.
A crow, a crane, and two owls—these are to be noted.
यस्य देवगृहं पश्येत्तस्य तस्यायुतं हुनेत् संपत्तिसूचकं गेहे मरणं दुःखदर्शनम्
Whoever sees the house of a deity should offer ten thousand oblations for that; in the house, it indicates prosperity, but seeing death brings sorrow.
क्रंदने हतराज्येन गजाश्ववाहने क्वचित्
When there is wailing, loss of kingdom, or sometimes elephants and horses are yoked,
प्रमादात्कंपने हानिः स्वेदे जाते विपद्भवेत्
Due to negligence, trembling brings loss, and if sweating occurs, misfortune arises.
गोच्छागौ वाथ गोमायुर्गृहोपरि प्रनृत्यति
If a cow, a bull, or a jackal dances on the roof of the house,
श्वजंबुकावथ व्याघ्रो यथाशक्ति च धावति
If a dog, a jackal, or a tiger runs there with all its might,
राहोरद्भुतमुदिश्य सहस्रं जुहुयाच्चरुम् यद्गृहेषु हुतं याति देशविप्लवमादिशेत्
For an extraordinary omen of Rāhu, one should offer a thousand oblations; whatever is offered in the house indicates upheaval in the land.
देशे वा नगरे ग्रामे आरण्यपशुबन्धनम् तद्गृहे मरणं चैव देश विप्लवमादिशेत्
If in a country, city, or village, there is the binding of wild animals, then in that house there is death, and in that land, upheaval is indicated.
दिवाद्भुतेऽयुतं रात्रौ द्विगुणं च भवेद्ध्रुवम्
For an extraordinary event during the day, ten thousand; at night, certainly twice as much.
अकाले तत्र मरणमकाले गृहिणीमृतिः
If death occurs at an improper time, or if the householder's wife dies at an improper time,
एकैकस्यायुतं यत्र कुर्यात्तत्रैव होमयेत् 2.3.20.
Wherever ten thousand are to be performed for each, there itself one should offer the oblation.
अधिप्रत्यधिसहितं गृहपक्षेऽपि सत्तमाः
Even in the case of the house's lord and sub-lord, O best ones, in the house's favor,
एकैकस्याहुतं विप्रा अष्टावष्टौ हुतं च वा
O Brahmins, for each one, a single oblation, or eight or eight oblations may be offered.
मानांतं च ददेत्पूर्णां दत्त्वा पूर्णां न होमयेत्
One should give the full measure as prescribed, but after giving the full measure, one should not offer it into the fire.
अमानकरणे दोषस्तस्मान्मानं न हापयेत्
If the measure is not made, there is fault; therefore, one should not diminish the measure.
अनिष्टाय ततो दद्याच्चरुहोमं विभागशः
For averting misfortune, one should then offer the Caru oblation in divided portions.
त्र्यंबकादिषु मंत्रेषु होमत्रयमुदाहृतम्
In the mantras beginning with Tryambaka, three homa offerings are prescribed.
आदित्यायाष्टावष्टावधिककल्पयेत्सुधीः
A wise person should arrange eight or multiples of eight offerings for Aditya.
अनिष्टाय युगांगं तु ग्रहेभ्यो ह्यंगनाय च
For averting misfortune, the yugānga portion is to be offered for the planets and for the removal of their defects.
द्वौ तु दद्यात्त्र्यंबकाय तथा धनंजयाय च
Two offerings should be given to Tryambaka and likewise to Dhananjaya.
सहस्रे चैव विंशांगे अनिष्टाय दशांशकम् 2.3.20.
In a thousandfold rite with twenty parts, a tenth portion is to be offered for averting misfortune.
तत्रानिष्टे पंचशतं तस्यार्धं ग्रहवाग्यतः ।। एकत्रिंशद्भवेन्मानम् ( ३१) अन्येषां तु चतुर्दश (१४)
There, for misfortune, five hundred are prescribed; half of that is for the utterance of the planets; the measure is thirty-one, and for the others, it is fourteen.
ग्रहाधिकं होमयुगं तत्र भागे प्रकल्पयेत्
The homa cycle exceeding the planets should be apportioned in that part.
ग्रहेभ्यश्चैव पंचांगं तत्र वांगं परानपि
From the planets, five parts are to be offered, and in that, two parts for the others as well.
अधिकं च भवेत्षष्टिर्दशमे भागशेषतः
The excess should be sixty, as the remainder of the tenth part.
चतुःशतं ग्रहाणां च तथा सप्तशताधिकम्
For the planets, four hundred, and likewise, seven hundred more are prescribed.
तिथ्यंगभागः शेषेण ग्रहे सप्तशताधिकम्
The tithi portion, with the remainder, is seven hundred more for the planet.
ग्रहांगे यः स्थितो भागो युगलं भागशेषतः
The portion that remains in the planetary part is a pair, as the remainder of the part.
शांतिके पौष्टिके काम्ये यदीच्छेत्सुखमात्मनः
In rites for peace, nourishment, or desire, if one wishes happiness for oneself—