Praśna 9, Kaṇḍikā 6

1. If the Agnihotra-vessel leaks, out when it has still not been put over the fire, one should recite over it a verse addressed to Viṣṇu.

2. If, after the paddy has been poured out, the moon rises towards the east, one should divide the rice-grains into three parts: he should offer to dātṛ Agni a cake on eight potsherds of those rice-grains which are of middle size, to pradātṛ Indra cooked rice in curds of those rice-grains which are of big size, and to śipiviṣṭa Viṣṇu cooked rice in hot milk of those rice-grains which are of the smallest size.^[1]

3. If the moon rises while the paddy is still not poured out, for which divinities should one pour out the paddy? For the normal divinities. So says Āśmarathya. For the divinities in the modification-sacrifice.^[2] So says Ālekhana.^[3]

4. There is a view that this Iṣṭi should not be performed by one who is not offering sāṃnāyya. There is another view that it should be performed by him.^[4]

5. One who, being an offerer of the New-moon and the Full-moon sacrifices, lets the new-moon day or the full-moon day pass without performing the relevant sacrifice, should offer a cake on eight potsherds to pathikṛt Agni.

6. (For that purpose) he should fetch sacrificial grass from near the way.

7. A bullock should be given away as dakṣiṇā.

8. The Iṣṭi should come to an end in the prescribed manner.

9. In this connection some teachers have said: The sacrifice of that sacrificer is broken for whom the Adhvaryu performs this Iṣṭi in between while the sacrifice is started. He should transfer to pathikṛt Agni that cake on eight potsherds which was intended for Agni either in the Full-moon sacrifice or in the New-moon sacrifice. Thereby he again goes by the right path, and does not break the sacrifice (of the sacrificer),

10. If one, who has set up the sacred fires, eats meat or approaches a woman (for sexual intercourse) on the Parvan-day while he is away on a journey, he should offer a cake on eight potsherds to vratapati Agni.^[5]

11. Some teachers prescribe the cake to vratabhṛt (Agni).

12. If one, who has set up the sacred fires, sheds tears, he should perform this very Iṣṭi.^[6]

13. Whatever be the cause of the tears, the expiation-rite should be performed. So says Āśmarathya.^[7] If be sheds tears out of distress, then only should the expiation-rite be performed. So says Ālekhana.

Footnotes and references:

[1]:

= Āpastamba-śrauta-sūtra IX.4.6.

[2]:

That is, to dātṛ Āgni, pradātṛ Indra, and śipiviṣṭa Visnu.

[3]:

Āpastamba-śrauta-sūtra IX.4.7,9.

[4]:

This has no parallel injunction in Āpastamba-śrauta-sūtra.

[5]:

= Āpastamba-śrauta-sūtra IX.4.15.

[6]:

That is, to vratabhṛt Agni.

[7]:

Āpastamba-śrauta-sūtra IX.4.16 expresses this view.