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1. He should pacify (the 膧丑补惫补苍墨测补 fire) with the clarified butterand grains. He should take out a portion from the 膧hayan墨ya fire, and deposit it (at two places) as the Sabhya and the 膧惫补蝉补迟丑测补 fires with the relevant mantras in accordance with the gotra of the sacrificer.

2. Or he should establish them by churning out of the kindling woods.

3. The Sabhya fire within the assembly room (蝉补产丑腻) and the 膧惫补蝉补迟丑测补 fire within the dwelling room.

4. One should establish the Sabhya and the 膧惫补蝉补迟丑测补 fires within the 顿补办峁�i峁嘺 fire-place. So is it said.

5. There is a view that (the 鲍诲驳腻迟峁�) should chant the; Yaj帽膩yaj帽iya 厂腻尘补苍 (at the depositing of the Sabhya and the 膧惫补蝉补迟丑测补 fires). There is another view that he should do so at -the depositing of all the fires.

6. The Brahman should chant 厂腻尘补苍s at the setting up of the sacred fires. So is it said,

7. According to some teachers, Samans should not be chanted at the setting up of the sacred fires.

8. The Adhvaryu should put three fire-sticks of 补艣惫补迟迟丑补 smeared with clarified butter (on each of the fires)^[1] with the three 腻驳苍颈辫腻惫补尘腻苍墨 verses, 鈥淥 Agni, thou purifiest life; do thou give food and strength to us; drive away misfortune.鈥擮 Agni, good worker, purify for us the glory in good heroes, giving abundance of wealth to me.鈥擮 Agni, the purifying, with thy light, O god, with thy pleasant tongue, bring hither the gods and sacrifice.鈥�^[2]

9. He should put three fire-sticks of 艣补尘墨 smeared with clarified butter (on each of the fires)^[3] with the three verses, 鈥淭he wave rich in honey has emerged from the ocean; it has fully attained ambrosia through the Soma-stalk. It is the secret name of clarified butter, the tongue of the gods, the navel of ambrosia.鈥擶e praise the name of clarified butter; we support it in this sacrifice with praise. May the Brahman hear the Veda being recited. The four-horned buffalo has vomited this.鈥擧e has four horns, three feet, two heads, and seven hands. The bull tied at three places bellows. The great god has entered the mortals.鈥�^[4]

10. He should put a stick of udumbara (on each of the three fires) with the verse, 鈥淥 Agni, do thou, enkindled, shine before us with uninterrupted brilliance. Everlasting food approaches thee;鈥� one of 惫颈办补峁卥补迟补 with the verse, 鈥淥 Agni, we shall worship thee in the highest birthplace; we shall worship thee with chants in the lower world. I offer oblations to that birth-place from which thou art born. The oblations have been offered unto thee when thou art flared up;鈥�^[5] one of 艣补尘墨 with the verse, 鈥淚 choose that wonderful favour of excellent 厂补惫颈迟峁� for all men. 碍补峁噕补 milked the cow rich in milk, fat and thousand-streamed.鈥�^[5]

11. On each of the fires he should put one fire-stick.^[6]

12. Following the procedure of the morning Agnihotra, he should offer the Agnihotra without reciting any mantra.^[7]

13. The sacrificer should pray to the 膧丑补惫补苍墨测补 fire with the formulas, called 驳丑辞谤腻 tanu, which are to be ordinarily recited in the forest. With reference to him whom he hates, he should say, 鈥淭hy forms, O Agni, which are fierce, do thou go with them to N.N.鈥�

Footnotes and references:

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[1]:

cf. 叠丑腻谤补诲惫腻箩补 Pari艣e峁�a蝉奴迟谤补 65. According to 膧辫补蝉迟补尘产补-艣谤补耻迟补-蝉奴迟谤补 V.17.2, he should optionally put the fire-sticks only on the 膧丑补惫补苍墨测补 fire.

[2]:

罢补颈迟迟颈谤墨测补-蝉补峁僪颈迟腻 I.5.5.2.

[3]:

According to 膧辫补蝉迟补尘产补-艣谤补耻迟补-蝉奴迟谤补 V.17.4, optionally only on the 膧丑补惫补苍墨测补.

[4]:

Maitr膩ya峁嚹�-蝉补峁僪颈迟腻 I.6.2.

[5]:

罢补颈迟迟颈谤墨测补-蝉补峁僪颈迟腻 IV.6.5.4.

[6]:

As prescribed in the previous 蝉奴迟谤补.

[7]:

Or optionally, according to 膧辫补蝉迟补尘产补-艣谤补耻迟补-蝉奴迟谤补 V.17.7, he should fill in the ladle with twelve spoonfuls, pray inwardly to 笔谤补箩腻辫补迟颈 and make the offering.