Kathakagrihyasutra 6.10

6.10

tato bhasmakaṭasīsapradeśāt pratīpamāyāntaḥ pratyāvartamānāḥ padāni lobhayante sarve pādapratibimbāni nāśayanti lopayantyutpuṃsayanti| kaiḥ | naḍairdīrghairbahubhiḥ, vetasaśākhayā vā drāghīyasyā saparṇayā | sāmarthyāccātra sīsabhasmasāṃmukhyena pratyāvartamānāḥ saptāṣṭau vā padānīti gamyate | ‘mṛtyoḥ padaṃ’ ityādirmantrapratīkaḥ |
mṛtyoḥ padaṃ lobhayanto yadimo drāghīya āyuḥprataraṃ dadhānāḥ | āpyāyamānāḥ prajayā dhanena śuddhāḥ pūtā bhavata yajñiyāsaḥ || yatprasādānmṛtyoḥ padaṃ lobhayanto lopayantaḥ īmo gacchāmaḥ, atiśayena dīrghamāyuṣaḥ prataraṃ vistāraṃ dadhānāḥ kurvanta ityarthaḥ | tasmāt he ṛtvikprabhṛtayaḥ śuddhāḥ pūtā bhavata, tathā yajñiyāso yajñārhāśca bhavata | kiṃ kurvāṇāḥ | prajayā dhanena cāpyāyamānāḥ vardhamānāḥ ||