History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c48.84

v3.c48.84

He heats with a burning firebrand the water used for wiping the fingers and for scouring the vessels and draws with the sphya to the west of the āhavanīya (or gārhapatya) three lines (on the vedi) running from south to north (or optionally from west to east, according to Āp. I. 25. 14); he pours that water on each of the three lines thrice in such a way that the water let fall on one line does not become mixed with that poured on the next line and that in pouring water he proceeds from east to west with 'to Ekata, svāhā! to Dvita, svāhā! to Trita, svāhā!' (Tai. S. I. 1. 8. 1).²³²⁶