०४

1. These utensils are as follows: two potsherds for the sake of roasting, eight potsherds for the sake of sacrificial bread in the morning; eleven potsherds in the midday (-pressing),¹ twelve (potsherds) in the third (pressing).²

[1]: See XIII.4.7.

2. According to the opinion of some (ritualists)¹ (there should be) all the sacrificial breads to be offered to Indra, to be prepared on eleven potsherds and at all the pressings.¹

3. (He arranges) the pots required for the morning milking.¹

4. The Pratiprasthātr̥ takes out the material¹ for the Savanīya (-oblation) in the Prāgvaṁśa.

5. (The material for) all the (oblations) should be barley, excluding (the one) for the Lājas (fried grains).

6. With indrāya harivate… (he takes out the material) for the fried grains, with indrāya pūṣaṇvate… (…) (…) Karambha, with sarasvatyai bhāratyai (…) Parivāpa; with indrāya… (…) sacrificial bread; with mitrāvaruņābhyām… (…) Payasyā.¹

7. After the materials have been taken out, he starts the work¹ with (the formula) idaṁ devānām…² etc.

8. At the time of pounding,¹ he pounds all the grains excluding those to be used for preparing the fried grains.

9. At the time of placing the potsherds (on the fire)¹ with the formula of (placing) the first potsherd,² he places two potsherds-one for fried grains and the other for roasted grains.

10. At the time of placing (the oblation-material on fire).¹ having poured (on potsherd) rice with the formula (to be used at the time) of placing (the oblation material on fire)² he prepares the fried grains; having poured the unhusked rice-grains he prepares the roasted grains.

11. Having placed the sacrificial bread on the fire, he prepares Payasyā in the same manner as that of the Āmikṣā.¹

12. At the time of taking the oblations away (from the fire),¹ having taken away the fried grains, having divided into two parts with the formula to be used for dividing² he mixes the half of them with ghee. In the procedure of making flour³ he makes the (other) half, to be coarse flour.

13. The stirred up (mixture of flour and water or ghee) is called Karambha. The Lājās (roasted grains) are called Parivāpa.

14. He removes the husk of the roasted grains by means of nails.

15. He performs (the ritual) peculiarities connected with the mortar and the (ritual) peculiarities of pestle in connection with the nails.¹