History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c53.s3.12.7

v3.c53.s3.12.7

With the remnants of Vājaprasavīya offerings collected in a pot he sprinkles the sacrificer who sits on a dark antelope skin spread on an udumbara couch to the north of the tail of the fire altar. A royal sacrificer sits on a tiger skin and a vaiśya on a goat-skin. After this six Pārtha offerings are made followed by twelve Rāṣṭrabhṛt (supporting the kingdom) homas of ājya with mantras, that contain the words ‘vāṭ’ and ‘svāhā’ (Vāj. S. XVIII. 38-43, Tai. S. III. 4. 7).²⁶⁹⁸ Then three Vāta (wind) homas are offered catching with his joined hands wind outside the vedi to the east and the three winds thus caught are represented as yoked to the chariot like horses, the mantra being Vāj. S. XVIII. 45, Tai. S. IV. 7. 12. 3 (Kāt. XVIII. 6. 1-3, Āp. XVII. 20. 11).