History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c48.76

v3.c48.76

In modern times many agnihotrins do not generally employ eight or eleven potsherds but employ one earthen brick (that would have the shape of the kapālas when placed together), on which lines are scratched to indicate the number of kapālas. Then taking coals from the gārhapatya he spreads the coals on the potsherds (whether 8, 11 or more or less) with the veda bunch repeating for each potsherd 'may you be heated by the tapas of Bhṛgus and Aṅgirases.'