Praśna 14, Kaṇḍikā 17

1. (The procedure for) the next three sets of goblets should be (gone through) in the same manner. The second set of goblets should have Maitrāvaruṇa’s goblet for the principal one; the third one should have Brāhmaṇācchaṃsin’s goblet for the principal one; and the fourth one should have Acchāvāka’s goblet for the principal one.

2. The order of the Śastras^[1] and the yājyās^[1] should be regarded as explained hereby.

3. Thus should be concluded the first turn in the night (rātriparyāya.)

4. The next two turns should be similarly gone through.

5. The Unnetṛ should fill in the goblets^[2] relating to the Saṃdhistotra, the Hotṛ’s goblet being the first one.

6. The Stotra should be trivṛt.^[3]

7. The Āśvinaśastra^[4] should consist of over a thousand verses.

8. The Hotṛ should enclose the Śastra when the sun has risen. So is it said.

9. The Pratiprasthātṛ should pour out paddy for a cake on two potsherds for Aśvins.

10. He should bake the cake (after having prepared it) with water purified with the relevant formula.^[5]

11. He should pour down the wash-water on the Barhis which has already been strewn.

12. After having responded to the reciting of the Śastra, and after the cake has been taken down from over the fire, the Adhvaryu should give out the call (to the Maitrāvaruṇa),” Do you recite the puronuvākyā relating to the offering of the Somas prepared the day before yesterday for Aśvins.”

13. The Adhvaryu should take up the Hotṛ’s goblet. The Camasādhvaryus should take up their respective goblets. The Pratiprasthātṛ should take up the cake.

14. The Adhvaryu should cross over, cause the Āgnīdhra to announce and (after the latter has responded,) say (to the Maitrāvaruṇa), “Do you address a call to the Hotṛ to recite the yājyā relating to the offering of the Somas prepared the day before yesterday and set out^[6] for Aśvins.”

15. At the vaṣaṭ-utterance, while the Somas are being offered, the Pratiprasthātṛ should offer the entire cake.

16. Each one of the Camasins should modify the formula^[7] relating to the consuming of the cup as “...(of thee) who hast Paṅkti for thy metre and who art drunk by Aśvins....”

17. This^[8] should be the procedure if the sacrifice is an Atirātra.^[9]

18. If it is an Aptoryāma,^[10] the Unnetṛ, while filling in the goblets relating to the Saṃdhistotra, should keep back the Soma adequate for four sets of goblets.

Footnotes and references:

[1]:

cf. AśvŚS VI.4.1 ff.

[2]:

The goblets which are offered after the chanting of the Saṃdhistotra and the reciting of the Āśvinaśastra.

[3]:

It should be the Rathantarasāman according to Āpastamba-śrauta-sūtra XIV.4.3.

[4]:

ĀśvŚS VI.5.1 ff.

[5]:

I.11.12.

[6]:

Or the word “set out” (prasthitān) may not be there according to Āpastamba-śrauta-sūtra XIV.4.7-9.

[7]:

XIV.11.18.

[8]:

XIV.16.1447.16.

[9]:

According to Āpastamba-śrauta-sūtra XIV.1.2, one who is desirous of offspring or cattle or any other thing should perform this sacrifice.

[10]:

According to Āpastamba-śrauta-sūtra XIV.1.2, one should perform this sacrifice for the fulfilment of any desire.