History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c73.t1.207

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⁹⁹¹ मेक्षण is a rod of Aśvattha wood one *aratni* long having at one end a square board four *aṅgulas* in length (to be used like a mixing spoon ). Two offerings are made with the words अग्नये कव्यवाहनाय स्वधा नमः, सोमाय पितृमते स्वधा नमः (वाज सं II. 29 where the same formula occurs with स्वाहा for स्वधा नम.) Acc to Baud. Dh S II. 8. 8-11 the offerings are three viz to सोमाय पितृपीताय, यमायाङ्गिरस्वते पितृमते, अग्नये कव्यवाहनाय स्विष्टकृते Acc. to मद पा. p. 590 this is peculiar to Baudhāyanīyas The ब्रह्मपुराण q. by मद. पा. (p 591) speaks of आहुतित्रय and so does Brahmāṇḍa (upodghāta, 11.93-94) If the performer is आहिताग्नि and has observed सर्वाधान method he offeres into दक्षिणाग्नि; if he is not आहिताग्नि or has followed अर्धाधान method he offers into gṛhya or āvasathya fire and if he has neither the śrauta or gṛyha fire he offers into the hand of the brāhmaṇa. For the procedure of पिण्डपितृयज्ञ (which varies from one śākhā and sūtra to another) vide H. of Dh vol. II pp 1085-1090 and मनु III. 212 for पाणिहोम. The food offered on the hand has to be mixed with the food served in the plate and then eaten. When there are several pitrya brāhmaṇas invited the पाणिहोम is to be made on the hand of the best of the brāhmaṇas acc. to the मद. पा. 585 and स्मृतिच (श्रा. p. 462). both of which quote गोभिल II 120 'पित्र्ये यः पङ्क्तिमूर्धन्यस्तस्य पाणावनग्निमान् । हुत्वा मन्त्रवदन्येषां तूष्णीं पात्रेषु निक्षिपेत्॥'. हलायुध holds that, since या. (I. 237 हुतशेष प्रदद्यात्तु भाजनेषु समाहित.) employs the word भाजनेषु without any qualification, the remnants of the food for होम should be put in all plates including those for वैश्वब्राह्मणs The सौरपुराण (19.22) says. अग्नेरभावाद्विप्रस्य पाणौ होमो विधीयते। महादेवस्य पुरतो गोष्ठे वा श्रद्धयान्वित. ॥