History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c73.t1.465

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It may be noted that in some works the mantras recited at the time of pouring the water from the preta vessel into the pitṛ vessels are different For example, the Viṣṇu Dh. S. 21. 14 says¹¹⁷² the mantras are 'Saṁsṛjatu tvā pṛthivī' (May the earth unite thee) and 'samānī va ākūtiḥ' (Ṛg. X. 191. 4), while the Gṛhya-pariśiṣṭa¹¹⁷³ of Āśv. employs the three Madhumatī verses (Ṛg. I. 90.6-8) and the three fine verses at the end of the Ṛgveda beginning with ‘saṅgacchadhvam’ (Ṛg. X. 191. 2-4, ‘May you unite’ &c.).