बृहत्संहिता (आचार्य वराहमिहिर - स्थापत्य, खगोल, मौसम व जल विज्ञान)

394 बृहत्संहितायां [Adh. XLVIII. Sl. 74-78. Sloka 73.—Then the King sipping water, while the sounds of conchs and chanting of Punyaha hymns flou- rish, should worship Gods, Preceptors, Brahmins, his royal umbrella, banner and weapons and lastly his own guardian deity (or his usual worship to be done). आयुष्यं वर्चस्यं रायस्पोषामिर्ऋग्भिरेताभिः । परिजप्तं वैजयिकं नवं विदध्यादलङ्कारम् ॥७४॥ Sloka 74.—Then the King should wear new orna- ments conducive to victory, sanctified by the verses आयुष्यं, वर्चस्यं, रायस्पोष, etc. गत्वा द्वितीयवेदीं समुपविशेच्चर्मणामुपरि राजा । देयानि चैव चर्माप्युपर्युपर्य्येवमेतानि ॥७५॥ वृषस्य वृषदंशस्य रुरोश्च पृषतस्य च । तेषामुपरि सिंहस्य व्याघ्रस्य च ततः परम् ॥७६॥ Slokas 75-76.—Going to the second sacrificial altar, the King should sit on the skins which are to be placed one over another in this manner--first, the skin of a bull is placed, over this, that of a cat, over this, that of an antelope, over this, that of a spotted deer, over these, the lion's, and lastly, the tiger's over them. मुख्यस्थाने जुहुयात् पुरोहितोऽग्निं समिचित्लघृताद्यैः । त्रिनयनशक्रबृहस्पतिनारायणनित्यगतिऋग्भिः ॥७७॥ Sloka 77.—In the chief place (right side), the priest should make offerings of sacrificial twigs, sesamum, ghee, etc., into the fire with hymns addressed to Siva, Indra, Brihaspati, Narayana and Vayu. इन्द्रध्वजनिर्दिष्टान्यग्निनिमित्तानि दैवविद्ब्रूयात् । कृत्वाऽशेषसमाप्तिं पुरोहितः प्राञ्जलिर्ब्रूयात् ॥७८॥