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BAUDHAYANA.
II, 5, 10.
Mantra): '(Ye waters), who bring food, ambrosia, clarified butter, milk, and barley-gruel, are food for the manes; satiate my ancestors! May you be satiated, may you be satiated!'
5. Let him not perform ceremonies in honour of the gods while his clothes are wet, or while he is dressed in one garment only;
6. Nor those connected with the manes. That is the opinion) of some (teachers).
PRASNA II, ADHYÂYA 6, KANDIKÂ 11. 1. Now these five great sacrifices, which are also called the great sacrificial sessions, are the sacrifice • to be offered to the gods, the sacrifice to be offered to the manes, the sacrifice to be offered to all beings, the sacrifice to be offered to men, (and) the sacrifice to be offered to Brahman,
2. Let him daily offer (something to the gods with the exclamation) Svâhâ, be it only a piece of fuel. Thereby he performs that sacrifice to the
gods.
3. Let him daily offer (something to the manes with the exclamation) Svadhâ, be it only a vessel filled with water. Thereby he performs that sacrifice to the manes.
4. Let him daily pay reverence to (all beings) endowed with life. Thereby he performs that sacrifice to the beings.
11. 1. This and the next four Sætras agree almost literally with Satapatha-brâhmana XI, 5, 6, 1. See also Taitt. Aranyaka II, 10; Apastamba I, 4, 12, 15-13, 1.
4. Govinda says that the Mantra is to be 'bhâtebhyo namah, adoration to all beings, and adds that some consider the first three
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