कृषि-पाराशर (महर्षि पराशर - प्राचीन भारतीय कृषि, मृदा-परीक्षण, वर्षा-पूर्वानुमान व बीज-संस्कार)

KṚṢI-PARĀSARA 87
(ii) May all, who are antagonistic to us by deed, in mind and
speech, be pacified by the influence of Puṣya-yātrā!
(iii)-(iv) Increase of paddy and fame, the well-being of wife
and son, enhancement of the honour of king, as also the
increase of cattle, the welfare of counsel (given to kings?)
and government, augmentation of wealth—may we have
these constantly till a year is completed!
233. Then all, delighted, should go to their own houses; those
people should not again have any meal on that day.
234. By Parāśara was ordained, in ancient times, for the welfare
of all people, this fascinating Puṣya-yātrā, the means of fulfilment of
all objects.
235. Therefore, this Puṣya-yātrā should be carefully performed,
according to rules, for the removal of all obstacles and the increase of
crops.
236. There is no removal of obstacles to those people who, proud
of riches, do not perform Puṣya-yātrā; whence is happiness (to them)
in that year?
237. Therefore, a wise man should harvest paddy in the month
of Pauṣa, get the corns thrashed properly and weighed with an
āḍhaka.
Now the description of Āḍhaka
238. _Āḍhaka_¹ is declared to be twelve fingers in size; the weigh-
ing (should be done) from left to right and never on the right (side).
239. The weighing of paddy from right (to left) is a source of
depletion, and from left (to right) is highly conducive to happiness
and increase of paddy.
240 Made of the wood Śleṣmāntaka (Cordia mixta), Mango
(Mangifera indica) and Punnāga (Calophyllum inophyllum) the
āḍhaka is the best; made of the wood of Kapittha. (Feronia elephan-
tum), Parkaṭi (Ficus infectoria) and Neem (Melia indica), it increases
poverty.
¹ A measuring vessel for grains. For another meaning of the word, see
v 11 supra.