Praśna 8, Kaṇḍikā 19

1. Then the Adhvaryu should say, “For pitṛmant Soma anu svadhā.”

2. He should spread clarified butter as base into the Juhū (and take cuttings) from all the oblations for each principal offering, and also for the Sviṣṭakṛt offering. The Hotṛ should recite for each offering two puronuvākyās joining the praṇava to each of them.

3. For a sacrificer offering an oblation of five portions, the Adhvaryu should take up six portions,^[1] for one offering an oblation of four portions, he should take up five portions.^[2]

4. In the case of six portions he should take two portions of the chief principal oblation.

5. After having taken (two) portions of the cake, he should take one portion of the dhānās.

6. Similarly (one portion) of the meal.

7. He should pour out clarified butter on the oblation, cross the altar (towards the north), and cause the Āgnīdhra to announce with the words, ā svadhā. The Āgnīdhra should announce with the words,’‘Let there be svadhā.”

8. The Adhvaryu should say (to the Hotṛ), “To pitṛmant Soma svadhā.”

9. The āgur (to be uttered by the Hotṛ) should be, ye svadhāmahe.

10. The Hotṛ should make the vaṣaṭ-utterance with svadhā namaḥ.

11. Then the Adhvaryu should say (to the Hotṛ), “For barhiṣad Pitṛs anu svadhā.”

12. Having spread out clarified butter as base into the Juhū, he should take two portions of the dhānās, and then one of the meal.

13. Similarly (one portion) of the cake.

14. After having poured out clarified butter on the oblation, he should cross the altar towards the north, and cause the Āgnīdhra to announce with the words, ā svadhā. The Āgnīdhra should announce with the words, “Let there be svadhā.”

15. The Adhvaryu should say (to the Hotṛ), “To barhiṣad Pitṛs svadhā.”

16. The āgur (to be uttered by the Hotṛ) should be ye svadhāmahe.

17. The Hotṛ should make the vaṣaṭ-utterance with svadhā namaḥ.

18. Then the Adhvaryu should say (to the Hotṛ), “For agniṣvātta Pitṛs anu svadhā.”

19. After having spread out clarified butter as base into the Juhū, he should take two portions of the meal, and then one of the cake.

20. Similarly (one portion) of the dhānās.

21. After having poured out clarified butter on the oblation, he should cross the altar towards the north, and cause the Āgnīdhra to announce with the words, ā svadhā. The Āgnīdhra should announce with the words, “Let there be svadhā.”

22. The Adhvaryu should say (to the Hotṛ), “To agniṣvātta Pitṛs svadhā.”

23. The āgur (to be uttered by the Hotṛ) should be ye svadhāmahe.

24. The Hotṛ should make the vaṣaṭ-utterance with svadhā namaḥ.

Footnotes and references:

[1]:

The spreading out of clarified butter as base, two portions of the chief principal oblation, one each from the other two oblations and the pouring out of clarified butter.

[2]:

The spreading out of clarified butter as base, one portion from each of the three oblations and the pouring out of clarified butter.