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1. Having performed the ritual upto sprinkling of the altar¹ (the Adhvaryu) starts the procedure of the offering to Vaiśvānara.

2. Having prepared the grass-brush¹, then having sprinkled water around the fire(s)² he does the work beginning with washing of the hands.³

3. The arrangement of the utensils should be done in ac cordance with the requirement.¹

4. At the time of pouring out the material,¹ having poured out the material for the sacrificial bread to be prepared on twelve potsherds, for the sake of Vaiśvānara, he takes out the material for the seven sacrificial breads to be prepared on seven potsherds for the sake of Maruts.²

5. (The sacrificial breads for Maruts) are dealt with with out any formula.¹

6. At the time of giving the orders he gives order without (that which refers to) the wife of the sacrificer.¹

8. He does the work beginning with address of the sprinkling water.¹

8. He does the work beginning with address of the sprinkling water.¹

9. At the time of spreading (sacred grass on the altar)¹ having spread the Barhis to the west of the (built-up-) fire-altar, he places the Dhruvā and the Sruva.

10. (At that time) he modifies the formula in the following way: etāvasadatām… (instead of etā asadan….)¹.

11. After he has kept down the grass-brush he does the work for (recitation of) the Enkindling (Sāmidhenī) verses.¹

12. He does not order¹; he does not wipe²; he does not perform the fore-offerings (Prayajas).³

13. After having performed the offering of ghee-portions¹; having spread an under-layer of ghee in the Juhū(-ladle), having taken the entire portion of the Vaiśvānara (-sacrificial bread): having twice poured ghee on the sacrificial bread, he orders the Āgnīdhra priest to utter astu śrauṣaṭa².

14. He offers completely¹ the sacrificial breads for Maruts while the formulae are being uttered inaudibly.²

15. While sitting and by means of his hand¹ he offers the sacrificial breads for Maruts with seven groups of formulae (the first of which begins with) idr̥ṅ cānyādr̥ṅ ca, every time reciting the group of formulae one after another and at the end of the next group offering (one sacrificial bread);

16. and in the middle with the group (of formulae) in the Āraṇyaka.

17. According to some ritualists¹ he should heap (sacrificial breads for Maruts) all sides around the Vaiśvānara (sacrificial bread).

16b. According to some ritualists he should offer with group after group.²

18. svatavāṁśca… is mentioned as the sixth (group).¹

19. To the (formulae) of each group he adds mitāsaśca and saṁmitāsaśca naḥ.¹