History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c47.s1.21

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²²⁴⁸ The *catur-hotṛs* are the mantras in Tai. Ā. III. 1-5 commencing with 'cittiḥ sruk'. Vide also Tai. Br. III. 12. 5 and note 904 The Ait. Br. 24. 4 says 'देवा॒नां वा ए॒तद्य॒ज्ञियं॒ गुह्यं॒ नाम यच्चतुर्होतारः'. The daśahotṛ mantras in the preceding note are only a portion of the catur hotṛ (vide Sāyaṇa on Tai. Br. III. 12. 5). In the Tai. Br. I. 1. 8 it is said रथन्तरमभिगायते गार्हपत्य आधीयमाने। ... ... वामदेव्यमभिगायत उद्गुध्रियमाणे। ... ... बृहदभिगायत आहवनीय आधीयमाने।