History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c48.61.5

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may the support of heaven know thee'; then he places the smaller mill-stone on the larger one with 'thou art intelligence (though) a child of the mountain; may the dṛṣad know thee'. The adhvaryu then bends and looks at the polished grains that are in the śūrpa with 'you are honeyed rays'. He spreads the polished grains on the larger mill-stone thrice with 'at the command of god Savitṛ......hands of Pūṣan' (vide p. 1024 for the omitted words). I spread you, you are corn, satiate the gods' and once silently. He draws the smaller mill-stone over the grains to the east with 'to thee for prāṇa'²³¹⁵, to the west with 'to thee for apāna', and holds it firmly in the middle of the lower mill-stone with 'to thee for vyāna'. Ultimately he grinds towards the east with 'I hold this (smaller mill-stone) for the life (of the sacrificer) in a long and continuous series²³¹⁶ of actions (here grinding)'. Thereafter he continuously grinds the grains at his pleasure. He throws the ground grains from the larger mill-stone with the smaller mill-stone on to the antelope skin with 'May God Savitṛ with his golden hands (rays) accept you' and bends down to look at the ground grains with 'I look at you with an unimpaired eye.' He then issues a direction to the wife 'grind (or pound) without scattering (the grains away from the larger mill-stone or from the antelope skin) and make them into fine flour.' Either the wife grinds or a maid-servant (dāsī) may do so (Āp. I. 21. 8-9);