History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c48.30.2

v3.c48.30.2

1) once,²²⁹¹ there being a rest at the end of each pāda (and twice silently). He invokes the water with 'āpo devīr-agrepuvaḥ... (Tai. I. 1. 5. 1, Vāj. S. I. 12-13), then turns the mouths of the vessels upwards and sprinkles them thrice with the water (leaving no water in the agnihotrahavanī) and with 'may you purify for this divine rite, for the worship of gods' (Tai. S. I. 1. 3. 1). He keeps the two pavitras in a wellknown place. He waits for the cows coming from the pasture with a mantra 'etā ācaranti' (Tai. Br. III. 7. 4).²²⁹² The adhvaryu takes the upaveṣa with 'thou art dhṛṣṭi, impart brahma' (Tai. S. I. 1. 7. 1), takes out with the upaveṣa burning coals from the gārhapatya to its north. He places the ukhā on those coals and kindles burning coals round it with 'may you become hot with the tapas of Bhṛgus and Aṅgirases' (Tai. S. I. 1. 7. 2). Then he issues a direction to the milker of the cow "announce to me when the calf joins the cow ". He places the *śākhāpavitra* with its tip to the east (to the north in the morning milking) in the ukhā with a mantra, touches the ukhā and restrains his speech ²²⁹³ holding the *śākhāpavitra*. The person who is to milk the cow takes the abhidhānī (the rope) with 'adityai rāsnāsi' (Tai. S. I. 1. 2. 2) and the two nidāna ropes silently and makes the calf join the cow with 'thou art Pūṣan'.