History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c50.25.9

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1-5.²⁵¹¹ When the omentum is well roasted, the pratiprasthātṛ says to the adhvaryu 'it is roasted, proceed.' The omentum is placed on the south corner of the western side (śroṇi) of the vedi on a branch of plakṣa tree stretched on the barhis (kuśa grass on the vedi). Then the hotṛ recites the mantra for srugādāpana (making the adhvaryu take up the juhū and upabhṛt ladles) and the adhvaryu issues a direction²⁵¹² to the maitrāvaruṇa priest to ask the hotṛ to recite the last Āprī verse as the yājyā for the 11th prayāja (which had remained to be recited). Having offered ājya (the 11th prayāja) into fire and having offered the two ājyabhāgas (according to Jai. X. 8. 5 and some others the ājyabhāgas are not offered in independent animal sacrifices nor in the animal sacrifice in soma-yāga, Āp. VII. 20. 8) he puts ājya in the juhū ladle, places a piece of gold thereon, then the whole omentum on that piece (taking it from the spits), places another golden piece on the omentum, on which he pours ājya.²⁵¹³ The adhvaryu then offers into the āhavanīya the omentum so treated to Indra and Agni (or Sūrya or Prajāpati as stated above on p. 1117). The anuvākyā and yājyā of the vapā are respectively Ṛg. I. 93. 1 and 5. According to Āśv. III. 4. 4. the *pradānas* (*yāgas*) in all paśubandhas are three, viz. vapā, puroḍāśa and havis.