History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c23.107

v2.c23.107

⁴⁸⁸ In some works pātrasādana is taught after paristaraṇa and paryukṣaṇa ( vide Nārāyaṇa on Aśv. gṛ. I. 3. 3. ). It consists in placing the several vessels to the north of the fire on darbha grass in pairs with both hands, the faces of the vessels being turned down. Then he takes two blades ( as described in Āśv. gṛ. I. 3. 4 ) as *pavitras* and places them in the prokṣaṇapātra the face of which is turned up and pours water in the prokṣaṇapātra and thrice purifies the water with them, then the other vessels are turned upwards, the bundle of idhma is loosened and all vessels are sprinkled with water, then the praṇītāpātra is placed to the west of the fire, the two pavitras ( kuśa blades used as strainers are placed inside it and water is poured into the praṇītāpātra and sandalwood paste is mixed with it, the vessel is raised level with one's nose and placed to the north of the fire on darbhas, and covered with darbhas. This is pātrāsādana. Nārāyaṇa mentions also other acts not specified by Aśvalāyana which may be done even by a person following that sūtra viz. carrying a firebrand ( burning blade of darbha ) round the clarified butter and cleansing of sruc and sruva, and throwing of the rope that tied together idhma into the fire at the end of the oblation to Sviṣṭakṛt.