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1 ¹ . Now (follow) the five great sacrifices.

2 ² . Of the Vaiśvadeva food he should, after having sprinkled (water) round (the sacred fire), make oblations, with the word Svāhā (each time repeated), to Brahman, to Prajāpati, to the (deities) of the house, to Kaśyapa, and to Anumati.

3 ³ . To the domestic deities (he offers) three (Balis) in the water-pot: to Parjanya, to the waters, to the Earth;

4. To Dhātṛ and Vidhātṛ at the two doorposts;

5. To the different quarters (of the horizon), to Vāyu and (to the presiding deities) of the quarters;

6. In the middle three (Balis) to Brahman, to the Air, to the Sun.

7. To the north of those (he offers Balis) to the Viśve devās and to all the beings;

8. Further on to Uṣas and to the Lord of beings;

9. To the south (to the Fathers) with (the words), To the Fathers, Svadhā! Adoration!'

10. Having rinsed out the vessel, he should pour it out towards the north-west with (the words), ‘Consumption! this to thee!’

11 ⁴ . Taking the Brāhmaṇa’s portion (of the food which he is going to distribute), he should give it to a Brāhmaṇa, after he has made him wash himself, with (the words), ‘Well! (this) to thee!’

12. To (religious) mendicants and to guests they should apportion (food) as due to them.

13. The persons belonging to the house, the young and the old, should eat what is due to them;

14. Afterwards the householder and his wife.

15 ⁵ . Or the householder (should eat) first, because the Śruti says, ‘Therefore the householder should eat the sweetest food before his guests.’

16 ⁶ . Every day he should sacrifice with the word svāhā. If he has no food (to offer, he should make his offering) with something else, be it even a piece of wood (only), to the gods, or be it (only) a water-pot, to the Fathers and to men.