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# = $ %#&'$( ()*$) +,%$- - # /  - ./  = $ %#
%
 0  1 2% $  4 5
7  08' 2%8' $  , 4 9:
Terminology
1.<
<   >& +? @ $%'
 
  ( A 5 '
C D E $)
2.F<
F<  
8'
& +? @

0 < *1<  4
$  (compare with vyakaranam @$$ )
3.  ! , DFG-* 1-6-8 2&3 ( %8' some instruments used in  ) 10
of them are important
The #0 should preserve these things for 9%FG ,i.e. to be burnt along with the
body of #0 or %H0 , whoever dies first.
(compare with %8' " 9%FG 8

F< > 
< )
-I*8J8J,$ 8  %D: %@ . 12-3-5-2 , #D 11-3-4345,
L,11-3-34 .
N a wooden sword made of *$ and used for digging , %O ,
8J 0 ,
%
 , < '8# , P , +OO , O , A( , +%O (10) .
4.  an instrument with which ghee is taken from the vessel (and put in )
5.
 with which ghee is dropped in
8J .

6.%
%' ( do not compare with  in which it is performed on the last day)
  5 I
performed on 9th day of
 %'
7.#0
#0 $$ , 5 E9*$ ( 
8.
  '%
9..R
.R an earthen vessel with wide mouth
10.
P, an earthen vessel with small mouth
11.IJ0
IJ0 / $ / F!
 names of >T%
12.
$ $,F U ( $ < 9 *$   )
13.V89#
V89# 16 according to %@W' , Baudhayana adds one more to be kept in
reserve $
VJ$   , DX' ,
 , 
$ +Y ,   ,  , W>
#$
C 
 , @ , U , +

@$ W , W' 0 , IJ0 /
J0 , %  , ($)
  , +Y ,
 and W are important and others help them .

 would take up the maximum work . W is the supervisor and supposed to know
the entire 7* including 8:G Z
14.
8J5 5' , i.e. five layers () of bricks of different sizes are
spread / nestled , with
,' , in the shape of XT |
15. (%<( $*$) after marriage the [%8J ,i.e. 8J , is reformed into 78J
and it will have three forms , viz $8\'8J ,  %9 , I0 ($ J 4-11,12,13 ;
5-18-2) and one who maintains the three Agnis is the only person eligible to perform

 and after that he will be called
8J5 Z

16.  /  0 there will be  while reciting the mantra
17."
0 there will not be 
Both ,   and " are eulogistic in nature .
18.J ghee is boiled in 0% to a very high temperature , cowmilk brought by

 and goatmilk brought by @ , are pored in the ghee .
19.+%] an EFU , wherein I^ (offering ghee in
8J ) to I8J ,   and F' is
done .
20.O
1. 50(J
) 50    Z It consists of %H0O and

8J O ,also used as #< Z
2. $ wherein the V89# assemble to recite and from where $  are invoked .
3. *$ consists of F! , where  (extracting   from  O) is done,
and 5 |



 F
 the 29 Sastrams are recited even thru night and as such it
cannot be completed during day time but runs overnight .
If the other F , i.e.
 F
8 , is taken it should be
8 and not

(_0 U ,
!'  ! Z
Yagas are of three types 59`   (
U7 I9') 7Z He put yajnas in
samskaras .
1. % @ 
U , %' , a , '0 etc.
2. F @ 
J! ,
8J  , $%'
 
 7 , 5 , I'FU,
2b%L!, 78'
3.   @ 
8JU  ,
98JU , +cd , ( T0, #% ,
 ,
I 

EU0 $%'
 
 7 <  Z
%
J0( 0 < Z
  ^ U  < Z

8JU  12 "D
  , +cd 12+3 = 15 "8' , ( T0 15+1=16 ,

16+13 = 29 "8'

8JU  < ,
 F<    |
5DcO%\ DcO%\   W'
J0 I$!0 0 # *$ D
E9!F! Z
12 days
Day 1
$>T' ( the height of #0 is taken for dimensions of yagasala etc.), +,'
(preparation of + pots ) , 4-%-EFU ,
 e% , \%X(' , V89J' ,
O ,
8J@ ( generating fire thru attrition ) ,
8JF', >T , ,\'

f$-\ (%
 
)&), $-\'0FU ( $-\0 #%g  EFU), +%

8J^O , $-\ (1,2 and 3 days are $-\*$ #) , D(@ (
 # )
, % ( \0% 1,2 and 3 days 5  , 4&5 F , 6&7 *1 , 8 i ,
9
! *$ $-\F)
Day2$ (\0$  , %@j  %9 +'0') , 9 %@ (9 E 5 V(
kU
' ) ,  (helpers of #0 go for collecting money etc. ; one should
<
not perform a Yaga independently, i.e. he should collect from others also), J,
  (
Jl%' ' 0% , +%7 , F%7,  *'%O7 ), %

Day3-

$  , F'' ( D'' ' # %$\%) , 9 %@ , %%$,

$ # (  O   *9 * * '0 E :), I< mOe%,
*$' , 5@' , \' , % , $  , % Z
Day4D( ,  %95' , '0FU , %$ ,   ( #0 ! $9  O n' ,

8J O 8\f IdFU %), IdFU , f ,  f ,
$-\ ,
+$J , +% , W>o , *$' ,
8J\ %! , 5' /
8J5
(5 @ ), J , +% , W>o , %
Day5D( , +$J , +% , W>o , 5' (*10 ) , J, +% ,
W>o
Day6+$J , +% , W>o , 5' (<0 ) , J , +% ,
W>o , %
Day7+$J , +% , W>o , 5' ( 5@ ) , J , +%
Day8+$J , +% , W>o , 5' (%p5 ) ,  \' (1000
'O 8\f \') , EU!
 ' (EU C ! ,F E @) ,
0X! / \0! (  EU%` 7,@j
#\0 ' (10 liters)
,() ,
>T # (  >T fO%a9 \') ,  %@ (+%@ = ) , J
, +% , W>o
Day9 (
J0( 0*$)
+$J , +% , W>o , ! , 5 \' ,
%$ ( for cooling effect
the 5 is covered with DO) , J , +% , W>o( in other words there
will be each two pravargyas, upasads and subrahmanyahvanams in the morning

itself) , .l1 (Jl%' 59 +%`
J +G, 8\f) ,
8J' (

I0
8J$ 59%` \%' ,
8J O8@0  %9 ,F ,
%', : 17  %97 ) , %' (%'
  5 I) ,  ! ([$P
 L 5
.<! ) , #0 (9' I) , q,< ( @%^ .< I) , F! (
+% @ %`  O @%8), $ (
'
  %
 ' ) , !>' (
DX'   W' 0 %  U
 IJ0 @0' ) ,

J0( 0FU ( %-EFU
8J #0 , %H0 , %%7$: I8 ,  O V89# I8
IJ0 @%8 ) $-\F ( O@% $  U
  #0 5 , F $-\ F )
, % (%%-EFU), % (  ) , !0-%` (  %0T@j %
 
#O,'), L0#% T% (L0#* %0% T') , %% T  ,
Fl (%  FF!,D   )

(The last three days are important combinely they are called 9 , i.e. during which
 ( extracting   is done , (/
,( , c% ,  , R% ) ,  ,
8$ and <0 are performed during these three days . Here  and
8$ are not 7 , i.e. have got nothing to do with 
  Z )
Day 10
 (  - F$ 9
8J %(8r7 5 ) ,  ,( (@) , @  (+%
 
l$9%
 , +$
 ) ,  ( starts at 2 AM , roughly 8 hours ) ,
L*% ( %F0'@ 29  ) , ' (  %(  @j  ' )
, 0 (   , @ 5   8 , E V89##% 8 ) , "%' (
 " i I<FG ) ,   , @^" , @^, s" ,
*10^  , -" ; <0^  ,- " ; 5@^  , - " ,
8$ , % , 0%% T  ,
0% T  , $8\' ( 112 cows are offered to V89# as $8\' in the middle of the
Yaga unlike at the end in Smartakarmas ), Xt0" ,
,( ( # 
'j 8\f ) , L<9  , De" , $ 4 , *10De" ,
7! , <0De" , O , 5@ De"

Day 11
<0 , I,% , Fl (%Fl- %  FF!,a9<    -11  ) ,
Dr$ " ,
J0(  ,
8JX" ( *1$ 9 ,
8JX   #  ,
@D  %u ) , +cd  , - "8' ; ( T0  , -" ( ( T0" 
%
  $9<^F% '0 , I%a %
*$ i 9 i ); F%
 , " ; I8r  , " ( I8r" 1000  ,8 ,
 I8r" 29
, )
Day 12

# ( $7 #

# +,F%  &7 ), - # (
U 
+ I ) , E  , 8:FG (300I^) ,
,<@ , +$0FU ,
DX'%8rFU , ?  , O$ ( O$ ) , +$0FU ( #<O< 
* ) %`

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