History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c49.10

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In the introductory iṣṭi to Vaiśvānara and Parjanya, there is a cake prepared on twelve potsherds for Vaiśvānara and caru for Parjanya. The anuvākyā verses (according to Āśv.) for the two are 'vaiśvānaro ajījanad-agnir &c.' (Āśv. II. 15. 2 sets out the whole) and 'parjanyāya pragāyata' (Ṛg. VII. 102. 1) respectively and the yājyā verses respectively are 'pṛṣṭo divi' (Ṛg. I. 98. 2) and 'pra vātā vānti' (Ṛg. V. 83. 4). In the Vaiśvadeva-parvan itself there are (besides the five offerings common to all cāturmāsyas) three more offerings viz. a cake (puroḍāśa) on seven potsherds for Marut Svatavas (self-strong) or for the Maruts, a payasyā (or āmikṣā, according to Baud. V. 1)²⁴⁴⁸ to the All-Gods (Viśve Devāḥ) and a cake on a single potsherd to Dyāvāpṛthivī (Heaven and Earth).