History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c48.s1.1.3

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7. 13). He should then sprinkle that line (as the vedi for this rite) with water, spread round it the darbha grass (cut off with one stroke), take clarified butter in the dhruvā spoon, place it to the south of the dakṣiṇāgni, sprinkle on the mess of cooked rice clarified butter from the dhruvā. He places to the south of the dakṣiṇāgni, collyrium, unguents, a mat and a pillow. Wearing the sacred thread in the prācīnāvīta form (according to Āp. I. 8. 3 and Śat. II. 7. p. 248 the adhvaryu wears it in the upavīta form) he offers on the fire the idhma (i. e. fifteen fuel-sticks), takes a portion of the boiled rice with the mekṣaṇa, pours clarified butter over it, cuts off two portions of the rice on it, again sprinkles clarified butter over²⁴³² the portions and the rice from which they are taken, offers into the dakṣiṇa fire one *āhuti* (oblation) with the words 'Somāya pitṛmate svadhā namaḥ', then again sprinkles clarified butter on the portion cut off and offers it with the words 'Agnaye kavyavāhanāya svadhā namaḥ'. He²⁴³³ then throws the mekṣaṇa on to the fire. Then on the line made with the sphya he sprinkles water thrice²⁴³⁴ with the mantras 'Śundhantāṁ pitaraḥ, śundhantāṁ pitāmahāḥ, śundhantāṁ prapitāmahāḥ' (may the fathers, grand-fathers and great-grand-fathers wash themselves pure). He offers three balls of rice on that line one after another with the hand turned sideways (i. e.