History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c47.s1.9

v3.c47.s1.9

The sacrificer gets the hair on the head and face shaved, pares his nails and then bathes; the wife also does the same except shaving the hair on the head. The husband and wife are to establish fires after wearing two silken garments each, which are to be given up to the adhvaryu at the time of distributing dakṣiṇā (after the rite of agnyādheya is finished). The sacrificer should perform the *saṁkalpa* (words indicating resolve) of performing agnyādheya and choose his priests (ṛtvig-varaṇa)