Manual for the Sacrifice to the Nine Planets and the Propitiation of Ganesha

...one should satisfy them with scents, garments, and ritual gifts original: dakshina; a fee or gift given to priests to ensure the ritual's efficacy.. ॥ 46 ॥

Upon the completion of this sacrifice original: yaga, those who were invited by me should perform the propitiatory rite original: shantikam; a ritual intended to avert evil or bring peace. according to the rules, with great favor. ॥ 47 ॥

Having said this, one should remain seated there until the work is completed. This applies to obligatory, occasional original: nitya-naimittika; regular daily duties and those triggered by specific events., and even magical rites original: abhichara; rituals intended to influence or harm others.. ॥ 48 ॥

The domestic fire original: avasathya; the fire kept by a householder for daily domestic rituals. must be established... The text here mentions technical details regarding the spreading of grass and ritual preparation. in all worldly matters involving the all-giving fire. ॥ 49 ॥

A householder original: grihastha should be one who maintains the sacred fires; he may maintain five fires or three fires. One should always possess at least one fire and never be without a ritual fire. ॥ 50 ॥

The vessel for the ancestors original: pitrusthali is said to be made of either clay or Udumbara wood the wood of the Ficus racemosa, considered sacred in Vedic ritual., measured by a width and height of a fuel-stick, and facing upward. ॥ 51 ॥

In every fire-altar ritual, one should place the vessels separately; one vessel is placed with a mantra a sacred chant or formula while the others are placed through effort. ॥ 52 ॥

As in the ritual for the Lord of the Dwelling original: vastopati; a deity presiding over the home/foundation. and the commencement ceremony original: upakarana; the formal start of Vedic study or a ritual., one should spread a base in the ghee vessel original: ajyasthali and use the dipper original: sruva; a small wooden spoon used to pour clarified butter. along with the large ladle original: sruc. ॥ 53 ॥

The process of taking the oblation original: havis; the substance offered into the fire. begins from the middle. For the lineage of Jamadagni a famous ancient sage; his descendants follow a specific custom of taking five portions of the offering instead of the standard four., a third portion is taken from the back and north. ॥ 54 ॥

Thus, in the seven-fold sets of vessels, the remains should be placed; in the various fire-altar rituals, the sequence of the offerings should be followed. ॥ 55 ॥

In the second and subsequent sacrifices, the offering is taken in the shelter original: chhardi; in new rituals, one should look to the north, then the east, then the west. ॥ 56 ॥

In the ancestral sacrifice original: pitryeshti; a ritual dedicated to deceased ancestors., all portions should be placed in the ladle; this sprinkling of the fire is done everywhere as seen in the sacred scriptures original: shruti. ॥ 57 ॥

These portions and places are refined with the cleansing tool original: pavana to destroy the stale quality original: yatayamata; literally 'that which has lost its essence over time.' Ritual substances must be fresh to be effective. and to make the repeat-offering successful. ॥ 58 ॥

Whether it is clarified butter original: ghritam, oil, milk, or yogurt—whatever is used in the place of the ritual butter is designated by the term Ghee original: ajya. ॥ 59 ॥

The purification rite original: samskara for various types of ritual butter and fuel has been declared. Except for yogurt, which is not placed over the fire, the "cooking" or heating of the remaining substances is remembered in tradition. ॥ 60 ॥

When a secondary component original: gauna is taken in place of a primary component original: mukhya, the ritual is not destroyed. In that case, the primary is supreme, but the ritual can indeed be completed by the secondary. ॥ 61 ॥

When a substitute has been taken...