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(Vag. Samh. XX, 10), and with the (verse), • I have seized thee' (ibid. XII, 11).
3. The two beasts that draw the chariot, constitute the sacrificial fee.
4. (This is) the penance. 5. Then (follows) feeding of the Brâhmanas.
Kandik 11. 1. In the fourth night (after the wedding), towards morning, (the husband) establishes the fire within (the house), assigns his seat, to the south (of it), to the Brahman, places a pot of water to the north, cooks a mess of sacrificial food, sacrifices the two Âg ya portions, and makes (other) Âgya oblations with (the following Mantras):
2. 'Agni! Expiation! Thou art the expiation of the gods. 1, the Brâhmana, entreat thee, desirous of protection. The substance which dwells in her that brings death to her husband, that extirpate in her. Svâhâ !
Vayu ! Expiation! Thou art the expiation of the gods. 1, the Brâhmana, entreat thee, desirous of protection. The substance which dwells in her that brings death to her children, that extirpate in her. Svâhâ !
'Sarya! Expiation! Thou art the expiation of the gods. I, the Brâhmana, entreat thee, desirous of protection. The substance which dwells in her that brings death to cattle, that extirpate in her. Svâhâ !
'Kandra! Expiation! Thou art the expiation of the gods. I, the Brahmana, entreat thee, desirous
11, 2. Comp. Sânkhâyana-Grıhya I, 18, 3.
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