History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c48.196

v3.c48.196

The adhvaryu then pushes on to the burning coals of the āhavanīya the other two paridhis together (the southern and northern ones) with 'the food of sacrifice has come together.' He thrusts the tip of the northern paridhi underneath the middle one in the burning coals and keeps the tip of the southern over the middle one. When the paridhis are being thrown on the fire the yajamāna mutters 'I loosen thy girdle &c.' (Tai. S. I. 6. 4. 3). After the paridhis are thrown the adhvaryu invokes them 'may you spread (i. e. prolong the life of) the sacrificer'.