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I PATAIA, 2 KHANDA, II.
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performed) with cowdung, and should draw in the middle of it the lines.
2. To the south he should draw a line from west to east.
3. From the beginning of that line (he should draw a line) from south to north ; from the end (of the last-mentioned line) one from west to east; between (the first and the third line) three (lines) from west to east.
4. He besprinkles that (place) with water, 5. Establishes the fire (thereon),
6. Wipes along around the fire) with the three verses, 'This praise' (MB. II, 4, 2-4).
7. To the west of the fire he touches the earth with his two hands turned downwards, with (the verse), 'We partake of the earth's' (MB. II, 4, 1).
8. In night-time (he pronounces that Mantra so that it ends with the word) goods' (vasu).
9. Having strewn Darbha grass to the west (of the fire), let him draw (some grass) from the southend and from the north-end (of what he has strewn), in an eastern direction.
10. Or let him omit this drawing (of Darbha grass to the east),
11. And let him strew (the grass) beginning in the east, so as to keep his right side turned to the
2. dakshinatah prâkîm rekhâm ullikhya. 3. tadârambhâd udîkîm tadavasânât prâkim tisro madhye prâkîs. 4. tad abhyukshyâ. 5. sgnim upasamadhâya. 6. imam stomam iti parisamdhya trikena. 7. paskâd agner bhūmau nyañkau pânî kritvedam bhûmer iti. 8. vasvantan râtrau. 9. paskâd darbhân âstîrya dakshinatah prakîm prakarshed uttaratas kâ. 10. sprakrishya vâ. II. pûrvopakramam pradakshinam agnim strinuyân mâlâny agrais khâdayan trivritam pañkavritam vo.
6-8=IV, 5, 3 seqq.
9-11=I, 7, 9 seqq.
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