History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c47.s1.32
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c47.s1.32
- Language
- English
v3.c47.s1.32
Then he offers a pūrṇāhuti,²²⁵⁵ the sacrificer gives gifts, mutters certain auspicious formulæ, waits in worship upon the five (or three) fires. Then if the yajamāna is a kṣatriya dice play takes place. The gifts given to all the four priests are cloth, a cow and bull, and a new chariot, while a goat, pūrṇapātra and a pillow of several coloured threads are given to the āgnīdhra, a horse to brahmā, a bull to adhvaryu, and a dhenu to the hotṛ. There are larger gifts specified according to the sacrificer's ability.