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ÂPASTAMBA'S YAGÑA-PARIBHÂSHÂ-SUTRAS.
Commentary. Here the rules (vidhis) are again the Angas, which belong to a sacrifice, as the members belong to the body.
SOTRA LXXII. If no special instruction is given (in the Sruti), the acts are general.
SOTRA LXXIII. If a special instruction is given, they are restricted.
Commentary. Nirdesa is explained as visesha-sruti, and the meaning is supposed to be that unless such a special rule is given, the Angas of all the Pradhana acts remain the same, as, for instance, the Paryagnikarana, the Prayagas, &c. Special instructions are when it is said : payaså maitravarunam srînati, sruvena puroda sam anakti, he cooks the Maitravaruna with milk, he anoints the Purodâ sa with the spoon, &c.
SOTRA LXXIV. The Ashta-ka påla for Agni, the Ekadasakapala for Agni-Shomau, and the Upamsuyaga (the muttered offering of butter), form the principal acts at the Paurnamå si, the full moon.
Commentary. The Ashta-kapala is the cake baked in eight cups, the Ekadasa-kapala that baked in eleven cups, and respectively destined for Agni and Soma. What is meant are the sacrificial acts for which these cakes are used.
SOTRA LXXV. The other Homas are Anga.
Commentary. The other acts, such as the prayâgas and anuyagas, are auxiliary, and have no promise of reward by themselves.
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