Sankhayana-grihya-sutra
by Hermann Oldenberg | 1886 | 37,785 words
The Grihya-sutra ascribed to Shankhayana, which has been edited and translated into German in the XVth volume of the "Indische Studien", is based on the first of the four Vedas, the Rig-veda in the Bashkala recension, and among the Brahmana texts, on the Kaushitaka. Alternative titles: Śāṅkhāyana-gṛhya-sūtra (शाङ्खायन-गृह्य-सूत्र), Shank...
Adhyāya II, Khaṇḍa 17
1. 'Even if a man constantly gather grass and perform the Agnihotra, a Brāhmaṇa who stays (in his house) without receiving honour takes away all his good works.
2. 'One should give (even) if it were only a water-pot; one should sacrifice (even) if it were a piece of wood; (even) down to one hymn or to one Anuvāka the Brahmayajña is enjoined.
3. 'When on a journey let him not fast; (during that time) the wife keeps the vow. Let his son, his brother, or his wife, or his pupil offer the Bali oblation.
4. 'Those who perform this Vaiśvadeva sacrifice in the evening and in the morning, they will prosper in wealth and (long) life, in fame and offspring.'