History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c72.74

v5.c72.74

⁴⁶⁹ X 18 4. Paridhis are encircling sticks of sacrificial wood such as palāśa, khadira placed round the fire. This verse is employed by Āśv. gṛ. IV. 6.9 in the śāntikarma performed after the collection of bones. Here the fire is surrounded on three sides by the wooden sticks and a stone is placed on the north of the fire with the last quarter as stated by Āśv. gṛ. IV. 6. 10 अन्तर्मृत्युं दधतां पर्वतेनेत्यश्मानमुत्तरतोऽग्नेः कृत्वा...यथाहान्यनुपूर्वं भवन्तीत्यमात्यानीक्षेत। अमात्य here means all members of the family, men and women, except the performer of the rite.