History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c49.s1.2.3

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14) and the offerings are a cake on twelve potsherds (for Indrāgnī), payasyā or āmikṣā (for Maruts and Varuṇa) and a cake on one potsherd for Ka silently. All offerings are made from *yava* or only the *karambhapātras* are so made and the figures of the ram and the ewe also are made from *yava* and the rest from rice grains (Āp. VIII. 5. 36-37). The anuvākyā and yājyā verses of each of these four special offerings to Indrāgnī, Maruts, Varuṇa and Ka are respectively²⁴⁵⁸ Ṛg. VII. 94. 18, VI. 60. 1; I. 86. 1, V. 58. 5; I. 25. 19, I. 24. 11; IV. 31. 1, X. 121. 1 (Āśv. II. 17. 15). Straight to the east of the āhavanīya about three prakramas from it the northern vedi is prepared and several rules are laid down in Kāt. (V. 3. 13 ff) and its com. about its extent. The northern vedi is six or seven aratnis in length from west to east, its western side is four *aratnis* and its eastern side is three aratnis or the vedi may be even much larger than this. On this vedi a fire-place is constructed with the earth dug up from the sacrificial pit called cātvāla which is measured with a yoke-pin 32 aṅgulas in length and made to the east of the *utkara* and after leaving a space between it and the utkara for the priests to move about.