History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c47.s2.16

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According to Kāt. (IV. 12. 1-2) the upasthāna (worship or homage) of the fires in the evening after oblations are offered in agnihotra with the Vātsapra mantras (Vāj. S. III. 11. 36 and Śat. Br. II. 3. 4. 9-41) is optional and the householder may simply repeat one verse (Vāj. S. III. 37 and Śat. Br. II. 4. 1. 1-2). Āp. (VI. 16. 4 and 6) prescribes as upasthāna the six verses 'upaprayanto' (Tai. S. I. 5. 5) and several others, which are passed over for want of space. There were several views about upasthāna, some holding that upasthāna was to be performed only in the evening and not in the morning, others holding that it was to be performed at both times but only with the Vātsapra mantras (Ṛg. X. 45) or with the Gosūkta (Ṛg. VI. 28) or Aśvasūkta (Ṛg. I. 163). Vide Āp. VI. 19. 4-9 to VI. 23.