History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c51.50.5

v3.c51.50.5

On that protuberance a gold piece is offered with the juhū and ājya is poured on in such a way that some of it will trickle to the ground. This audumbarī is thicker than any post of the sadas. The posts on the borders of the sadas are as high as the navel of the yajamāna towards its sides, but in the middle they are as high as the audumbarī post. On the posts of the sadas beams are placed running from south to north and west to east. The middle of one third of this is covered with three mats that have their ends to the north, and then to the south and north of the middle portion three mats (on each side) are placed in such a way that their ends are turned towards the audumbarī post. The sadas is covered with nine mats in all that are well sewn together. The sadas is surrounded by screens and it has two doors to the east and west (just as the havirdhāna pavilion has). Some prepare the sadas first and then the uparavas or vice versa (Āp. XI. 10. 19). The doors of the prāgvaṁśa, the sadas and havirdhāna are so arranged (opposite each other) that a person sitting in one of these can see into all. Then eight dhiṣṇyas (seats) are to be prepared. The first is made in the āgnīdhra shed in its middle in such a manner that between it and the north side of the great vedi some space will be left for moving about. Six more dhiṣṇyas are to be made in the sadas. The earth for all these dhiṣṇyas is taken from the cātvāla pit.