The Hindu Temple v1.c5.s1.8

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The square Āhavanīya hearth at the eastern end of the sacrificial shed is in the middle of an area, one fathom (vyāma) square. In the Soma sacrifice, the highest of all sacrifices, after the initiation of the sacrificer, the square Āhavanīya hearth makes way on the first Upasad day⁶ for the new brick-built Śālādvārya Gārhapatya which has one fathom square for its area (Ś.B. VII. 1. 1. 37)⁷ and is round in shape.