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the Sruti says, Therefore the householder should eat the sweetest food before his guests.'
16. Every day he should sacrifice with the word svâhâ. 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 waterpot, to the Fathers and to men.
KANDIKÂ 10. 1. Now (follows) the Adhyâyopäkarman (or opening ceremony at the beginning of the annual course of study).
2. When the herbs appear, (when the moon stands in conjunction) with Sravana, on the full-moon day of the Srâvana month, or on the fifth (Tithi) of the Srâvana month under (the Nakshatra) Hasta ;
3. Having sacrificed the two Ågya portions, he offers two Ägya oblations, (namely,)
4. To the Earth and to Agni, if (he studies) the Rig-veda,
5. To the Air and to Vâyu, if the Yagur-veda,
6. To the Heaven and to the Sun, if the Sâmaveda,
7. To the quarters (of the horizon) and to the Moon, if the Atharva-veda;
8. (Besides) to the Brahman, to the metres in every case,
9. And to Pragâpati, to the gods, to the Rishis, to Faith, to Insight, to Sadasaspati, to Anumati.
10. The same (oblations are made) when the
16. Comp. Sânkhayana-Grihya II, 17, 2; Satapatha Brâhmana XI, 5, 6, 2.
10, 2. Comp. Âsvalâyana-Grihya III, 5, 2. 3 and my note. 10. On the different vratas (observances) connected with the
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