[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930) › v3.c48.138 # History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c48.138 History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c48.138 - **Language:** English ### [v3.c48.138](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c48.138) The adhvaryu, when the hotṛ sits down, throws down on the vedi the blade of grass (that was brought in contact with the sphya).²³⁶⁶ The yajamāna says 'O gods and pitṛs, O pitṛs and gods &c.'. The yajamāna should repeat the Caturhotṛ mantras before the prayājas are offered (vide note 2248). - [Previous: v3.c48.137](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c48.137) - [Next: v3.c48.139](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c48.139) - [Up: v3.c48](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c48) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c48.138](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c48.138) · Pramāṇa