History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c48.170

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The hotṛ eats the avāntareḍā²³⁸⁶ after the brahmā eats the prāśitra with a mantra ‘O Iḍā! favour this our portion &c.’ All the four priests together with the sacrificer as the fifth then partake of the iḍā with a mantra 'thou art iḍā, thou art agreeable, thou art the bringer of happiness, place us in abundance of wealth and good progeny. I eat thee for the lustre of the face, for the fragrance of the mouth.' After eating iḍā they observe silence till they perform *mārjana*. They perform mārjana²³⁸⁷ inside the vedi near the *prastara* bunch with 'May mind resort to light. May all gods regale themselves here' (Tai. S. I. 5. 3. 2).