Manava Dharmashastra 3.59

3.59

tāsāṃ cullādīnāṃ sūnānāṃ niṣkṛtyarthaṃ tadutpannadoṣaniryātanāthaṃ krameṇādhilepanaṃ cullāstakṣaṇaṃ peṣaṇyā ityevamādi 'kramaḥ' | maharṣibhiḥ kḷptāḥ kartavyatayā smṛtāḥ pañca mahāyajñāḥ | pratyahaṃ gṛhamedhināṃ gṛhasthānām | gṛhamedhiśabdo gṛhasthāśrame vartate | pratyahamiti| anupādānātkālaviśeṣasya, yāvajjīvamiti pratīyate | ataśca nityatvasiddhiḥ | mahāyajñā iti karmanāmadheyametat |

Medhātithi’s commentary (manubhāṣya):
‘Of these’— of the Hearth and the other ‘slaughter-houses.’

‘For the purpose of expiating’—i.e., for the purpose of removing the evils proceeding from them.

‘Course’—The ‘course’ meant are—smearing of the Hearth, scraping of the grinding-stone, and so forth.

‘Have been ordained by the great sages;’—have been declared as to be performed;—‘the live great sacrifices,’ ‘for householders’—i.e., for persons who have entered the householder’s state—the term ‘grhamedha’ stands for the Householder’s state.

‘Daily’—as no particular period has been specified, we gather that they are to be performed throughout life; and it is thus that their compulsory character becomes estsblished.

‘Great sacrifices’—this is the name of the rites to be performed.—(69)