History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c73.t1.355

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Then he says to the pitrya brāhmaṇas 'with your permission I shall offer worship to the pitṛs'. They reply 'do offer.' Then *apasavyam*. After bending his right knee, the performer says 'Bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ to Brahman, this is the seat for my father, grandfather and great-grandfather, named N. N., whose gotra is so and so and who are identical with Vasu, Rudra and Āditya'. So saying he offers double-folded darbhas with sesamum grains to the pitrya brāhmaṇas who reply 'svāsanam'. Then follows the same procedure as regards pitrya brāhmaṇas which has been already set out as to daiva brāhmaṇas. The only difference is that instead of two darbhas three darbhas are spread on the ground with their tips towards the south, three vessels are placed towards south-east with faces downwards and three double-folded darbhas are placed on each of the three vessels, instead of 'yavosi' the mantra is 'tilosi somadevatyāḥ' (vide note 966) and instead of 'svāhā namaḥ' the words 'svadhā namaḥ' are employed, and instead of tulasī leaf bhṛṅgarāja leaf is employed. In *āvāhana* the performer places his left hand holding kuśas and sesame on the left knee of the pitrya brāhmaṇa and the verse repeated is 'uśantas tvā' (Rg. X. 16. 12) as to each pitrya brāhmaṇa and he should honour the pitṛs by repeating one mantra 'ā yantu naḥ' (Vāj. S. 19. 58). He offers *arghya*¹¹⁰³ water with the right hand supported by the left to the father and the other two paternal ancestors. He brings together the saṁsravas¹¹⁰⁴ in the first pitrya vessel and anoints his face with that water if he desires a son. The brāhmaṇas respond 'may you have a son'.