Manual of the Nine Planets Sacrifice

...[as] stated. 64 One who is skilled in the placing of food on the fireoriginal: "annadhiśrayaṇa" — The ritual act of putting sacrificial food onto the hearth to cook. remembers the proper placement of the remaining portions. When the primary vesseloriginal: "mukhya" — The principal or ideal material/object prescribed by the scriptures. is unavailable, a secondary vesseloriginal: "gauṇa" — A substitute or secondary material used when the primary is unavailable. [is used]... 65

In that case, [concerning] the primary and the secondary; the secondary is indeed like the primary. When a substituteoriginal: "pratinidhi" — An authorized replacement for a ritual ingredient or tool. is used for the sake of the primary purpose... 66

...one should complete the rite using the secondary material alone, disregarding the [unavailable] primary one. Whether [the ritual involves] goats, cows, or is even performed by hand... 67

...all of that is considered the principal actionoriginal: "pradhāna" — The main part of a religious rite, as opposed to the "anga" or subsidiary parts., while the others are merely auxiliary parts. In a case where the act of sprinklingoriginal: "prokṣaṇa" — Ritual purification by sprinkling water. is not...

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...performed, it should be done again with all its auxiliary parts. 68 If a subsidiary part of the rite is not performed, there is no need to repeat that specific action. If one realizes at the conclusion that a mistake was made... 69

...one should perform [the correction] only to that extent; there is no need to repeat the entire ritual. If there is a confusion regarding the deitiesoriginal: "devatā", how should one perform the offering? 70

Having performed the universal expiationoriginal: "sarva-prāyaścitta" — A general corrective ritual used to atone for any unknown or unspecified errors in a sacrifice., one should perform the offerings again in the correct sequence. The [ritual] staff should be shaped like a cow's tailoriginal: "gopucchasadṛśa" — A traditional design for a staff or handle, tapering at one end.... 71

...[it should be] made of Khadira woodoriginal: "khādira" — Wood from the Acacia catechu tree, considered sacred and durable for making ritual implements. or of...