History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c51.70.7

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by giving a handful of kuśas to the prastotṛ &c.). In the case of stotras other than pavamāna, the adhvaryu makes the chanters start after giving them two kuśa blades with 'asarji ...... upāvartadhvam'. At the time of chanting the bahiṣpavamāna²⁵⁸⁷ stotra, the priests and sacrificer sit inside the vedi not far from the cātvāla pit in a certain order and look at the cātvāla or they sit round the northern shoulder of the vedi. The udgātṛ sits facing the north, the prastotṛ sits facing the west and the pratihartṛ faces the south-east; in front of them with faces to the west sit adhvaryu and the pratiprasthātṛ and the sacrificer sits to the south of these.2587a They sit placing their right foot on the left thigh, look at the horizon and hold their mouths straight (neither hanging down nor up-lifted). This is the position of the chanters in all stotras (Lāṭ. I. 11. 18-23). Then the prastotṛ, udgātṛ and pratihartṛ chant the bahiṣpavamāna chant. The place where this chant takes place is called 'āstāva' (com. on Āśv. V. 3. 16).