History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c48.154

v3.c48.154

²³⁷⁵ The sprinkling of butter on the sruc (*upastaraṇa*), the placing in the sruc of the two portions cut off from the puroḍāśa and the sprinkling of butter over the cut portions (*abhighāraṇa*) constitute four items and so are called 'caturavatta.' When three portions are cut off from the puroḍāśa or other offering for Jamadagnyas then there are (with upastaraṇa and abhighāraṇa) five items (pañcāvatta). Vide Śat. Br. I. 6. 1. 21 for the four with their technical names.