History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c48.114.3

v3.c48.114.3

The adhvaryu lays down the sruva to the south of the juhū (or to the north of the dhruvā but a little behind its bowl) with 'thou art a bull possessed of strength, I seat thee in the extent of vaṣaṭkāra'. He places the ājyasthālī also in such a spot as space would permit. The yajamāna repeats a mantra for sruva and another for ājyasthālī (Tai. Br. III. 7. 6). The adhvaryu invokes the ladles (srucs) with 'these sat in the world of good deeds; O Viṣṇu! protect them, protect the sacrifice and the lord of sacrifice and me who bring sacrifice' (Tai. S. I. 1. 11, Vāj. S. II. 6). He invokes the clarified butter with 'you are all-pervading, belong to Viṣṇu and are the abodes of Prajāpati'. He takes in his hand the ājyasthālī together with the sruva and the veda bunch, removes with the veda bunch the burning coals from the southern puroḍāśa with 'Here do I remove the mouth from the attacking army' and then removes them also from the northern puroḍāśa. He invokes the puroḍāśa with 'O Sun, O Light, shine forth for great vigour.' He spreads a little clarified butter in the puroḍāśapātrī for each of the two cakes with 'I make a happy seat for you, I arrange for a seat full of pleasure with a stream of butter' (Tai. Br. III. 7. 5) and drops clarified butter over (i. e. performs abhighāraṇa) the southern puroḍāśa which is intended for Agni with 'May Agni whose source is ghee increase (or be pleased), may he accept the offerings, anoint the holes, anoint the skin;