[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.c48.170 # History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c48.170 History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c48.170 - **Language:** English ### [v3.c48.170](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c48.170) 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). - [Previous: v3.c48.169](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c48.169) - [Next: v3.c48.171](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c48.171) - [Up: v3.c48](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c48) ## Cites (1) - [Kṛṣṇayajurvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.krsnayajur*taittiriya.1.5.3.2) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c48.170](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c48.170) · Pramāṇa