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(saying) "I give the Arghya to Dharma, adoration." Having in this 

 manner and the like, at every new gift, repeating these words, given to 

 Dharma the Arghya, water for the feet, water for rinsing the mouth, 

 the honey-mixture, water for rinsing, a bath, clothes, a Brahmanical 

 cord, water for rinsing the mouth, and finally ornaments, such as a 

 crown, bracelets, and having presented the gifts beginning with the 

 arghya and ending with the ornaments (as above) to Indra and the 

 rest, (pronouncing) their respective names preceded by the word Ora, 

 and standing in the dative case (Om indraya arghyam prakalpayami- 

 namah, etc.) according to the fit time for giving the gift, and having 

 (then) presented to Dharma perfumes, flowers, frankincense, lamps 

 and eatables, such as curds, cakes, unground rice, he shall also present 

 perfumes, etc., to Indra and the other gods in the manner before 

 described. And the perfumes, flowers,- etc. must, when Dharma is 

 worshipped at the ordeal of the scales, be coloured red : to Indra 

 and the other (gods) they may be offered in the state in which they are 

 obtained. The judge shall perform the ceremony which ends with 

 this (act just described). 



Then the burnt- offerings are to be offered by four priests, after 

 common fires have been kindled in the direction of the four points of 

 the horizon. 



Then having pronounced the Gayatri together with the word Om, 

 (and) again Om followed by the word svaha, they shall offer of each 

 of (these, viz.) clarified butter, boiled rice and firewood, one hundred 

 and eight oblations to Savitri. Then the accused shall write the 

 matter he is accused of, on a scroll and the prayer " Sun and moon? 

 wind and fire, heaven and earth, the waters, the heart and Yania, 

 day and night, and the two twilights and Dharma know the acts of 

 man." Then he (the judge) should correct (the writing) and place 

 the scroll on the accused's forehead ; and these ceremonies which begin 

 with the placing of the gods and end with placing of the scroll on 

 (the defendant's) head, are common to all ordeals. 



Then the Pradvivaka shall address the scales with this prayer : 



" Thou, scale, art created by Brahman in order to examine the 

 evil-minded. Because (thy name contains) the letter dh y thou art 

 Dharma. Because through that letter, thou causest constantly to be 

 known (to men) a bad man, therefore thou art called dhata. Thou 



