History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c47.s2.20

v3.c47.s2.20

These rules apply when the house-holder alone goes on a journey leaving the wife at home. When the house-holder is away alone it is his duty to perform all actions at the time of agnihotra and darśapūrṇamāsa (such as sipping water) which he can perform without his fires and to go mentally²²⁷⁰ through the whole procedure and to observe all vratas (such as subsisting on roots and fruits when required). Vide Āp. IV. 16. 18, Kāt. IV. 12. 16 and com. thereon. When he goes on a journey alone he should entrust his fires to his wife and should appoint a priest to perform the necessary rites (vide note 1634 above). When the house-holder starts on a journey accompanied by his wife he should take his fires with him. If both husband and wife go on a journey without taking their fires with them, then a priest cannot offer the agnihotra homa in their absence and on return the house-holder has to again set up the fires (has to perform *punarādhāna*).²²⁷¹