History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c48.237

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He then comes to his seat, looks at the whole sacrifice with 'who yokes thee? Let him free thee' (Tai. S. I. 6. 6. 3). He then discharges himself from vrata with 'O fire, lord of vratas, I observed vrata &c.' (Tai. S. I. 6. 6. 3, Tai. Ā. IV. 41, Vāj. S. II. 28). He then mutters the mantra which speaks of the re-performance of yajña 'Yajña hath become, it has come into being ...... let him make us overlords, may we be lords of wealth' (Tai. S. I. 6. 6. 4). He then gets up and mutters a text after going out with his face to the east 'O fire, the sacrifice is endowed with cows ...... May this sacrifice be rich in food in halls' (Tai. S. I. 6. 6. 4) and a further prayer (given in Āp. IV. 16. 15).²⁴²⁷ Then after saying 'thou art rain ...... a bow to you' he touches water. Then the sacrificer issues a direction 'the brāhmaṇas have to be satiated' (with dinner &c.).