History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c73.t1.169

v5.c73.t1.169

⁹⁶² About the use of the words 'those that come after thee' *vide* n. 781 for the Tai. S passage where those words are employed and also notes 1040, 1052, 1053. 'He presents them thus'—When the piṇḍa is to be offered to the Fathers it is done with the *pitṛtīrtha* (the part of the hand between the thumb and forefinger) This is indicated by the teacher by means of a gesture 'He then pulls down the tuck—' The sacrificer (or adhvaryu) puts on an upper garment when the rite commences, the *daśā* or unwoven edge of which he tucks under the waistband. This he loosens or pulls out at this stage It will have been noticed that the Sat. Br. in dealing with Piṇḍapitṛyajña employs Vāj. S II. 29 (except 'apahatā asurā rakṣāṁsi vediṣadaḥ'), 30, 31.