Matsyapurana 52.15

52.15

pañcaite vihitā yajñāḥ pañcasūnāpanuttaye
kaṇḍanī peṣaṇī cullī jalakumbhī pramārjanī //

To ward off the five sins by which the animal life is accidentally destroyed by a house-holder, *viz.*, (1) the threshing of the grain, (2) grinding of condiments and grain, (3) lighting the fire-place, (4) fetching water, by the water-pot, (5) sweeping by the broom; the above five sacrifices have been laid down.—15.