दश ग्राम्याणि धान्यानि भवन्तिः व्रीहियवास् तिलमाषा अणुप्रियंगवो गोधूमाश्च मसूराश्च खल्वाश्च खलकुलाश्च; तान्त्सार्धं पिष्ट्वादध्नामधुना घृतेनोपसिङ्चत्य् \^ ~ आज्यस्य जुहोति॥ 4
There are ten kinds of cultivated grains: rice, barley, sesame, beans, anupriyangu, wheat, lentils, khalva, and khalakula; having ground half of each, one moistens them with curds, honey, and ghee, and offers clarified butter.
एषां वैभूतानां पृथिवीरसः, पृथिव्याआपो, अपामोषधय, ओषधीनां पुष्पाणि, पुष्पाणां फलानि, फलानां पुरुषः, पुरुषस्य रेतः
Of these beings, the essence of the earth is plants, of plants is flowers, of flowers is fruit, of fruit is man, of man is semen.
सह प्रजापतिरीक्षां चक्रेः हन्तास्मैप्रतिष्ठां कल्पयानीति; सस्त्रियँ ससृजे॥ ताँ सृष्ट्वाधउपास्तः तस्मात्स्त्रियमधउपासीत, श्रीर्ह्य् एशा . ॥. सएतं प्राङ्चं ग्रावाणमात्मन एवसमुदपारयत् तेनैनामभ्यसृजत
Prajapati considered: 'Let me establish a foundation here.' He created her with desire; having created her, he worshipped her. Therefore, one should worship a woman, for she is prosperity. He raised the stone facing east from himself and with it he created her.
तस्या वेदिरुपस्थो, लोमानि बर्हिश्, चर्माधिषवणे, समिद्धो मध्यतस् तौमुष्कौ॥ सयावान्ह वैवाजपेयेन यजमनस्य लोकोभवति, तावानस्य लोकोभवति, यएवं विद्वानधोपहासं चरति; आस . स्त्रीणाँ सुकृतं वृङ्क्ते॥ अथ यइदमविद्वानधोपहासं चरति आस्य स्त्रियः सुकृतं वृङ्जते
Her altar is the lap, her hair is the sacred grass, her skin is the two covering stones, and the fire is kindled in the middle, which is the vulva. Whoever, knowing thus, has intercourse with a woman in the manner of the Vajapeya sacrifice, obtains a world as great as that. But if one who does not know thus has intercourse, the woman takes his merit.
एतद्ध स्म वैतद्विद्वानूद्दालक आरुनिराहैतद्ध स्म वैतद्विद्वान्णाको मौद्गल्य आहैतद्ध स्म वैतद्विद्वान्कुमारहारितआहः बहवो मर्या ब्राह्मनायनानिरिन्द्रियाविसुकृतोऽस्माल् लोकात्प्रयन्ति, यइदमविद्वाँसोऽधोपहासं चरन्तीति
Thus, Uddalaka Aruni, knowing this, said so; thus, Nakha Maudgalya, knowing this, said so; thus, Kumara Harita, knowing this, said so: 'Many noble Brahmins, lacking self-control and merit, depart from this world, who, not knowing this, have intercourse.'
बहुवाइदँ सुप्तस्य वा जाग्रतो वा रेतः स्कन्दति
Indeed, for many, semen is emitted either while asleep or awake.
तदभिमृशेद् अनु वा मन्त्रयेतः यन्मेऽद्यरेतः पृथिवीमस्कान्त्सीद् यदोषधीरप्यसरद् यदप, इदमहं तद्रेत आददे; पुनर्मामैतु इन्द्रियं, पुनस् तेजः, पुनर्भगः; पुनरग्नयो धिष्ण्या यथास्थानं कल्पन्तामित्य् अनामिकाङ्गुष्ठाभ्यामादायान्तरेण स्तनौ वा भ्रुवौ वा निमृज्यात्
He should touch it and recite: 'Whatever semen of mine has fallen to the earth today, whatever has entered plants or water, this semen I take back. May my strength return to me, may my vigor, may my fortune return; may the household fires be established in their places.' Taking it with the ring finger and thumb, he should touch between the breasts or the eyebrows.
अथ यद्य् उदकआत्मानं पश्येत् तदभिमन्त्रयेतः मयि तेज इन्द्रियं यशो द्रविणँ सुकृतमिति
If he sees water as his own self, he should recite: 'May energy, strength, fame, wealth, and merit be in me.'
श्रीर्ह वाएषास्त्रीणां यन्मलोद्वासाः॥ तस्मान्मलोद्वाससं यशस्विनीमभिक्रम्योपमन्त्रयेत
Indeed, the menstrual cloth is the prosperity of women. Therefore, approaching a woman wearing a menstrual cloth, one should address her with reverence.
साचेदस्मैनदद्यात् काममेनामपक्रिणीयात् साचेदस्मैनैवदद्यात् काममेनां यष्ट्यावा पाणिना वोपहत्यातिक्रामेद् इन्द्रियेन ते यशसा यश आदद, इत्य् अयशाएवभवति
If she gives it to him, and he desires her, he should satisfy her desire; if she gives it to him herself, and he desires her, he should touch her with a staff or with his hand and then unite with her; 'With your strength and fame I take your fame,' thus he becomes inglorious.
. सा चेदस्मै दद्याद् इन्द्रियेण ते यशसा यश आदधामीति यशस्विनावेव भवतः
But if she gives it to him, and he says, 'With your strength and fame I take your fame,' then both become illustrious.
सयामिच्छेत् कामयेत मेति, तस्यामर्थं निष्ठाप्य ! मुखेन मुखँ संधायोपस्थमस्या अभिमृश्य, जपेद् अङ्गादङ्गात्संभवसि, हृदयादधिजायसे; सत्वमङ्गकषायोऽसि, दिग्धविद्धामिव मादयेति .
If he wishes to restrain himself, let him say, 'I desire you.' Having set his purpose in her, joining mouth to mouth, touching her sexual organ, he should recite: 'From limb to limb you are born, from the heart you arise; you are the essence of the limbs, delight me as one pierced and anointed.'
अथ यामिच्छेद् नगर्भं दधीतेति, तस्यामर्थं निष्ठाप्य मुखेन मुखँ संधायाभिप्राण्यापान्याद् इन्द्रियेण ते रेतसा रेत आदद, इत्यरेताएवभवति
Now, if he wishes, 'May she not conceive,' having established the intent in her, placing mouth to mouth, inhaling and exhaling, with his organ he takes back the seed with the words, 'With your seed I take back the seed.' Thus, she does not become pregnant.
अथ यामिच्छेद् गर्भं दधीतेति, तस्यामर्थं निष्ठाप्य मुखेन मुखँ संधायापान्याभिप्राण्याद् इन्द्रियेण ते रेतसा रेत आदधामीति; गर्भिण्य् एवभवति
Now, if he wishes, 'May she conceive,' having established the intent in her, placing mouth to mouth, exhaling and inhaling, with his organ he deposits the seed with the words, 'With your seed I deposit the seed.' Thus, she becomes pregnant.
अथ यस्य जायायै जारः स्यात् तं चेद्द्विष्याद् आमपात्रेऽग्निमुपसमाधाय, प्रतिलोमँ शरबर्हिः स्तीर्त्वा, तस्मिन्नेताः तिस्रः शरभृष्टीः प्रतिलोमाः सर्पिषाक्ताजुहुयान् मम समिद्धेऽहौषीः अशापराकाशौत आददे, असाविति नाम गृभ्णाति मम समिद्धेऽहौषीः, पुत्रपशूँस् त आददे, असाविति नाम गृब्णाति मम समिद्धेऽहौषीः, प्राणापानौत आददे, असाविति नाम गृब्णाति सवाएषनिरिन्द्रियोविसुकृदस्माल् लोकाद्प्रैति, यमेवंविद्ब्राह्मणः शपति॥ तस्मादेवंवित्श्रोत्रियस्य जायायोपहासं नेच्छेद्; उतह्य् एवंवित्परो भवति
Now, if a wife has had a lover and he resents it, he should set up a fire in an unbaked vessel, lay the sacrificial grass against the grain, and on it offer three sticks of śara grass, anointed with ghee, against the grain, with the words: 'May I take away her ill fortune in the kindled fire, may I take away her barrenness, may I take away her lack of offspring, may I take away her lack of vitality.' Thus, he utters the name, 'May I take away,' each time. He takes away her ill fortune, her lack of offspring, her lack of vitality. Thus, such a one, deprived of power and merit, departs from this world, whom a knower of this kind curses. Therefore, one who knows thus should not wish to ridicule the wife of a learned Brahmin; for such a knower is indeed powerful.
11 अथ यस्य जायायै जारः स्यात् तं चेद्द्विष्याद् आमपात्रेऽग्निमुपसमाधाय, प्रतिलोमँ शरबर्हिः स्तीर्त्वा, तस्मिन्नेताः शरभृष्टीः प्रतिलोमाः सर्पिषाक्ता जुहुयान् मम समिद्धेऽहौषीः, प्राणापानौ त आददे, असाविति॥ मम समिद्धेऽहौषीः, पुत्रपशूँस् त आददे, असाविति॥ मम समिद्धेऽहौषीः अशापराकाशौ त आददे असाविति॥ मम समिद्धेऽहौषीः इष्टासुकृते त आददे, असाविति॥ स वा एष निरिन्द्रियोविसुकृतोऽस्माल् लोकाद्प्रैति, यमेवंविद्ब्राह्मणः शपति॥ तस्मादेवंवित्श्रोत्रियस्य दारेण नोपहासमिच्छेद्; उत ह्य् एवंवित्परो भवति
Now, if a wife has had a lover and he resents it, he should set up a fire in an unbaked vessel, lay the sacrificial grass against the grain, and on it offer sticks of śara grass, anointed with ghee, against the grain, with the words: 'May I take away her ill fortune in the kindled fire, may I take away her lack of vitality, may I take away her lack of offspring, may I take away her barrenness, may I take away her lack of merit.' Thus, such a one, deprived of power and merit, departs from this world, whom a knower of this kind curses. Therefore, one who knows thus should not wish to ridicule the wife of a learned Brahmin; for such a knower is indeed powerful.
अथ यस्य जायामार्तवं विन्देत् त्र्यहं कँसेनपिबेदहतवासा; नैनां वृषलो, नवृषल्य् उपहन्यात् त्रिरात्रान्तआप्लूय व्रीहीनवघातयेत्
Now, if a man finds his wife in her menstrual period, for three days he should drink clarified butter with kusa grass, wearing soiled garments; neither a Śūdra nor a Śūdra woman should touch her. After three nights, having bathed, he should pound rice.
सयइच्छेत् पुत्रोमे गौरो जायेत, वेदमनुब्रुवीत, सर्वमायुरियादिति, क्षीरौदनं पाचयित्वासर्पिष्मन्तमश्नीयाताम्; ईश्वरौजनयितवै
If he wishes, 'May a fair-skinned son be born to me,' he should recite the Veda, saying, 'May he live his full lifespan,' and having cooked rice with milk and ghee, both should eat it together; thus, they may produce as they desire.
अथ यइच्छेत् पुत्रोमे कपिलः पिङ्गलोजायेत, द्वौवेदावनुब्रुवीत, सर्वमायुरियादिति, दध्योदनं पाचयित्वासर्पिष्मन्तमश्नीयाताम्; ईश्वरौजनयितवै
If he wishes, 'May a tawny or reddish son be born to me,' he should recite two Vedas, saying, 'May he live his full lifespan,' and having cooked rice with curds and ghee, both should eat it together; thus, they may produce as they desire.
अथ यइच्छेत् पुत्रोमे श्यामोलोहिताक्षोजायेत, त्रीन्वेदाननुब्रुवीत, सर्वमायुरियादिति उदौदनं पाचयित्वासर्पिष्मन्तमश्नीयाताम्; ईश्वरौजनयितवै
If he wishes, 'May a son with dark or red eyes be born to me,' he should recite three Vedas, saying, 'May he live his full lifespan,' and having cooked rice with water and ghee, both should eat it together; thus, they may produce as they desire.
अथ यइच्छेद् दुहितामे पण्डिताजायेत, सर्वमायुरियादिति, तिलौदनं पाचयित्वासर्पिष्मन्तमश्नीयाताम्; ईश्वरौजनयितवै
If he wishes, 'May a learned daughter be born to me,' saying, 'May she live her full lifespan,' having cooked rice with sesame seeds and ghee, both should eat it together; thus, they may produce as they desire.
अथ यइच्छेत् पुत्रोमे पण्डितोविजिगीथः समितिंगमः शुश्रूषितां वाचं भाषिता जायेत, सर्वान्वेदाननुब्रुवीत, सर्वमायुरियादिति, माँसौदनं पाचयित्वासर्पिष्मन्तमश्नीयाताम्; ईश्वरौजनयितवाइ॥ अउक्ष्णेण वार्षभेण वा
If he wishes, 'May a learned son be born to me, victorious in assemblies, a speaker of attentive words,' he should recite all the Vedas, saying, 'May he live his full lifespan,' and having cooked rice with meat and ghee, both should eat it together; thus, they may produce as they desire, using the flesh of an ox or a bull.
अथाभिप्रातरेवस्थालीपाकावृताज्यँ चेष्टित्वा, स्थालीपाकस्योपघातं जुहोति आग्नये स्वाहा- -नुमतये स्वाहा देवाय षवित्रेसत्यप्रसवाय स्वाहेति, हुत्वोद्धृत्य प्राश्नाति॥ प्राश्येतरस्याः प्रयच्छति॥ प्रक्षाल्य पाणी, उदपात्रं पूरयित्वा, तेनैनां त्रिरभ्युक्षति उत्तिष्ठातो, विश्वावसौ अन्यामिच्छ प्रफर्व्यम् सं जायां पत्या सहेति
Then, at dawn, after performing the ritual of the cooked offering with clarified butter, he offers a portion of the cooked food to Agni, saying, 'To Agni, svāhā; to Anumati, svāhā; to the god Savitṛ, true begetting, svāhā.' Having offered, he takes out and eats. He gives to his wife what remains. Having washed his hands, he fills a water vessel and sprinkles her three times with it, saying, 'Arise, O prosperous one, seek another field; may you and your husband together produce offspring.'
अथैनामभिपद्यतेः अमोऽहमस्मि, सात्वँ; सात्वमसि अमोऽहँ; सामाहमस्मि ऋक्त्वं; द्यौरहं, पृथिवीत्वं॥ तावेहि सँरभावहै, सहरेतो दधावहै पुँसेपुत्राय वित्तय इति
Then he approaches her, saying, 'I am the vital force, you are the body; you are the vital force, I am the body; I am Sāman, you are Ṛc; I am heaven, you are earth. Come, let us unite, let us deposit seed together for the birth of a son.'
अथास्या ऊरूविहापयतिः विजिहीथां द्यावापृथिवीइति॥ तस्यामर्थं निष्ठाप्य मुखेन मुखँ संधाय, त्रिरेनामनुलोमामनुमार्ष्टिः विष्णुर्योनिं कल्पयतु, ट्वष्टा रूपाणि पिंशतु आसिन्चतु प्रजापतिः धाता गर्भं दधातु ते॥ गर्भं धेहि, षिनीवालि; गर्भं धेहि, पृथुष्टुके॥ गर्भं ते आश्विनौ देवाव् आधत्तां पुष्करस्रजौ
Then he places her thighs apart, saying, 'May I open the heavens and the earth.' Having established the intent in her, placing mouth to mouth, he strokes her three times along the grain, saying, 'May Viṣṇu prepare the womb, may Tvaṣṭṛ shape the forms, may Prajāpati pour forth, may Dhātṛ place the embryo for you. Place the embryo, O Śinīvālī; place the embryo, O Pṛthuṣṭukā; may the two Aśvins, the gods with lotus garlands, place the embryo for you.'
हिरण्यनी अरणी याभ्यां निर्मन्थतामाश्विनौ देवौ . तं ते गर्भँ हवामहे, दशमेमासिसूतवे यथाग्निगर्भा पृथिवी, यथा द्यौर्९न्द्रेण गर्भिणी, वायुर्दिशां यथा गर्भ, एवं गर्भं दधामि ते, असाविति नाम गृह्णाति . \`॥.
The two golden fire-sticks, with which the two Aśvin gods churn, with them we invoke the embryo for you, for the tenth month of gestation. As the earth is pregnant with fire, as the sky is pregnant with Indra, as the wind is pregnant with the directions, so I place the embryo in you, thus he utters the name.
सोष्यन्तीमद्भिरभ्युक्षतिः यथा वातः पुष्करिणीँ समिङ्गयति सर्वत एवाते गर्भ एजतु, सहावैतु जरायुणे- -न्द्रस्यायं व्रजः कृतः सार्गलः सपरिश्रयस्; तम् ईन्द्र, निर्जहि गर्भेण सावराँ सहेति
Sprinkling her with water, as the wind stirs the lotus pond all around, so may the embryo move within you on every side; may it be secure in the womb. For Indra, this enclosure is made, with a bar and shelter; O Indra, protect it, let it be strong with the embryo.
जातेऽग्निमुपसमाधायाङ्कआधाय, कँसेपृषदाज्यँ संनीय, पृषदाज्यस्योपघातं जुहोति अस्मिन्त्सहस्रं पुष्यासम् एधमानः स्वगृहे \^ अस्योपसद्यां .\` माछैत्सीत् प्रजया च पशुभिश्च, स्वाहा॥ मयि प्राणाँस् त्वयि मनसा जुहोमि, स्वाहा
When the child is born, he should set up a fire, place the child on his lap, and having prepared clarified butter mixed with curds, he offers a portion of it, saying, 'May I prosper with a thousand, increasing in my own house; may I not be separated from offspring and cattle, svāhā. I offer the vital breaths in myself, the mind in you, svāhā.'
यत्कर्मणात्यरीरिचं, यद्वा न्यूनमिहाकरम् आग्निस् तत्स्विष्टकृद्विद्वान्त् स्विष्टँ सुहुतं करोतु नः, स्वाहेति॥ 25 25 25-26; अथास्यायुष्यं करोति दक्षिणं कर्णमभिनिधायः वाग्वागिति त्रिः॥ अथास्य नामधेयं करोतिः वेदोऽसीति, तदस्यैतद्गुह्यमेवनाम स्याद्॥ अथ दधि मधु घृतँ सँसृज्यानन्तर्हितेन जातरूपेण प्राशयतिः भूस् त्वयि दधामि, भुवस् त्वयि दधामि, स्वस् त्वयि दधामि; भूर्भुवः स्वः सर्वं त्वयि दधामीति
Whatever act I have done excessively, or whatever I have left undone here, may Agni, the knower of the proper offering, make our offering well offered, svāhā. Then, placing his right ear to the child's right ear, he says 'Speech, speech, speech' three times. Then he gives the child a name, saying, 'You are Veda,' and this is his secret name. Then, mixing curds, honey, and ghee with hidden gold, he gives it to the child to eat, saying, 'On you I place the earth, on you I place the atmosphere, on you I place the sky; on you I place all the worlds.'
अथास्य दक्षिणं कर्णमभिनिधायः वाग्वागिति त्रिः॥ अथ, दधि मधु घृतँ संनीयानन्तर्हितेन जातरूपेण प्राशयतिः भूस् ते दधामि, भुवस् ते दधामि, स्वस् ते दधामि; भूर्भुवः स्वः सर्वं त्वयि दधामीति
Then, placing his right ear to the child's right ear, he says 'Speech, speech, speech' three times. Then, mixing curds, honey, and ghee with hidden gold, he gives it to the child to eat, saying, 'On you I place the earth, on you I place the atmosphere, on you I place the sky; on you I place all the worlds.'