History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c71.s1.233

v5.c71.s1.233

¹⁵³ The Punahstoma is a śrauta sacrifice, of the class called *ekāha* (i e , performed in one day) acc to Haradatta. Vide Lātyāyana-śrauta IX 4 and 5 for its efficacy The Vrātyastoma is also an *ekāha*, which was prescribed for those whose *upanayana* was not performed at the proper time (and who had therefore become *patita-sāvitrīka*). Yāj I. 38 provides *vrātyastoma* for *patitasāvitrīka*. Vide H of Dh vol II p 377 and p 385 (for its description from the Tāṇḍya Brāhmaṇa) The Agniṣṭut is an *ekāha* (vide Tai Br II 7 12 and Āśv Śr IX. 7 22-25) Manu XI 74 prescribes Aśvamedha, Gosava or Agniṣṭut and several other sacrifices for the removal of the grave sin of brāhmaṇa murder.