Essay name: Kausika Sutra (study)
Author:
V. Gopalan
Affiliation: Karnatak University / Department of Sanskrit
This essay studies in English the Kausika Sutra鈥攁n important accessory text of the Atharvaveda. The Kausikasutra primarily deals with medicinal and Abhicara practices alongside Grihyasutras themes. Being part of the Saunakiya school, it is considered the earliest and most essential among the five Sutra works, influencing subsequent texts.
The First Adhyaya (chapter)鈥擲amhita Vidhi
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Paribhasa for the Sutra in general
Whenever we come
If nothing is
come across a艣n膩ti or 膩艣ayati in the Samhita-
vidhi, it refers to Sth膩l墨p膩ka. In Pustikarmas the Same
'a艣n膩tico岣峚n膩' indicates the Sth膩li p膩ka cooked in the milk
of a cow having a same coloured calf. Whenever there is
'juhoticodana' it means that the offering is to be done with
clarified butter. If there is no mention of any substance
in 膩dh膩na, it is to be done with faggots.
indicated in av膩pana rites, the same is to be carried out
with vrihi, yava or tila. If the word 'bhak峁yati' is used
without any particular reference the substances are either
k峁ra, odana, puro岣嵞伵沘 or rasa. In case of 'prayacchati'
without mention of sadhana, mantha or odana is to be taken.
In p奴rvagraha峁嘺 the hymn ye tri 峁pt膩岣�... is to be used.
Whenever there is Samsk膩ra for udaka, the pot of water is
to be consecrated.
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for the sacrifice are to be brought,
from the place of residence on the eastern or northern
direction. The Vanaspatya accessories for the sacrifice
are to be brought from that place where cows do not
frequent, at the time of sunrise. Rites are to be observed
on the eastern or northern part of one's house in forest
region. All the rites are to be carried out on the north
of water.
After winding up the rites and after the customary
