History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c41.32

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76. 2), then the fire called *balavardhana* is established on the sthaṇḍila, then contemplation of fire with the verse ‘catvāri śṛṅgā’ (Rg. IV. 58. 3) and several paurāṇika verses; then two samidhs are placed over the fire, then oblations of clarified butter are offered to the deities, Sāvitrī &c. (specified in upākarma above) and of boiled rice to 20 deities, Agni &c. (vide p. 814 above), then the rest is offered to Agni Sviṣṭakṛt, then ācamana, prāṇāyāma, then brahmayajña is performed, then he should say ‘vṛṣṭir-asi vṛśca me pāpmānam-ṛtāt-satyam-upāgām’ (Tai. Br. III. 10. 9); then all should say ‘utsṛṣṭā vai vedāḥ’ (the study of veda has been stopped); then clarified butter is offered into fire by way of prāyaścitta with the verses ‘ayāścāgne’ (Ap. M. P. I. 5. 18), ‘ato devā’ (Rg. I. 22. 16), ‘idam viṣṇur’ (Rg. I. 22. 17); then offering to Agni, Vāyu, Sūrya, Prajāpati respectively with the vyāhṛtis separately and together, then offering with the verses ‘anājñātam’ (Tai. Br. III. 7. 11), ‘puruṣa-sammito’ (Tai. Br. III. 7. 11), ‘yat-pākatrā’ (Rg. X. 2. 5), ‘yad vo devā’ (Tai. Br. III. 7. 11); then follows sarvaprāyaścitta with om and the vyāhṛtis; then mārjana (purification) with the verses ‘āpo asmān mātaraḥ’ (Rg. X. 17. 10), ‘idamāpaḥ pravahata’ (Rg. I. 23. 22), ‘sumitrā na āpa’ (Tai. S. I. 4. 45. 2-3); then he should think of the Ganges and other holy rivers; then he should honour Agni with the four verses ‘Agne tvam no’ (Rg. V. 24. 1-4) and offer the upacāras of sandal-wood paste, flowers &c.; then he should take holy ashes from the homa fire with the mantra ‘mānastoke’ (Rg. I. 114. 8) and apply the ashes to his forehead, throat, navel, right and left arms and head; then pray Agni to bestow śraddhā (faith), medhā (intelligence) &c. and then wind up the utsarjana with the words quoted below.¹⁹⁸⁹