History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c50.49.4

v3.c50.49.4

The rest of the vasā he pours in the iḍāpātra to which are added the chest and other boneless parts.²⁵²¹ When the yājyā for Indra-Agni is half repeated, a part of the vasā is offered by the pratiprasthātṛ sitting to the north into fire with 'ghṛtam ghṛtapāvānaḥ' (Vāj. S. VI. 19, Tai. S. I. 3. 10. 2) and with the remainder of the vasā he makes offerings in each direction with 'diśaḥ pradiśaḥ' (Vāj. S. VI. 19, Tai. S. I. 3. 10. 2). No vasā is kept for being partaken of by the priests (com. on Kāt. VI. 8. 22). Then the adhvaryu takes in the juhū a part of pṛṣadājya (mottled butter) from the pot of pṛṣadājya and offers to Vanaspati and after taking the contents of the upabhṛt into the juhū makes the offering to Sviṣṭakṛt (Āp. VII. 25. 14 and Kāt. VI. 8. 18-22 state that the order of these last offerings may be different). Then he touches the remaining organs and limbs of the paśu and keeps the juhū and upabhṛt in their places. Then the iḍā (to be eaten by the priests) is brought between the yūpa and the āhavanīya fire. After the iḍā is invoked the six priests and the sacrificer partake of it, but there are special portions assigned to each viz. the vaniṣṭhu is given to the āgnīdhra, the adhyūdhnī to the hotṛ and the chest to brahmā. Then they all purify themselves by mārjana. The adhvaryu then directs the āgnīdhra 'bring burning coals for upayaj offerings', directs the pratiprasthātṛ (called upayaṣṭṛ ²⁵²² here) to attend to the coals;