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dikpati (gods of the ten cardinal points), earth, sky, inhabitants 

 of the firmament (Jcashara), and gods, as Brahma wil I 



promise." 



The Brahma or chief priest should be appointed first 



Let the Yajamana, seated a- before with joined palms, a : 

 the Brahma, " Om, you are Sadhu 'gentle,) be sea 



Let the Brahma, reply " Oml verily I am sadhu" 



Yajamana : — Om, I will propitiate yon. 



Brahma : — Om, do propitiate. 



Let the Yajamana then offer sandal wood paste, flowers, cloth, and 

 ornaments to the Brahma, and Let him next touch hi thigh 



and say, " Om, this day (as mentioned before) in my proi I 

 Vdstu Ydga ceremony, I do hereby appoint you (state the QSJ 

 the Brahma) of — family, of — pravara, worshipped with sandal 

 wood &c, to perform the duties of a Brahma. 



Brahma : — " Om ! I am appointed." 



Yajamana: — Om ! perform the dutie- of a Brahma a- diret ted in 

 the Sastras). 



Brahma : — " Om, according to my knowledge I shall." 



Should the Yajamana be not qualified to perform himself the 

 ftoma, let him appoint a Brahman as a hotdj in the same way ;i- the 

 Brahma is appointed. Then let the A'charya, Tbntndkdraka, and 



Sadasya be appointed in order. 



The sacrificial altar, Vsdi i should be eight cubits long, ami eight 

 cubits broad, and one cubit high. It should be purified by sprink- 

 ling suecesMvely the urine of the cow with the Gdyatri mantra, 

 cow-dung with the mantra which commences, " Om Gandhadraram 

 duradharshyam, &c., n cow's milk with that which commences " om 

 Apyayaxva, &c.," curds with that which begins with " om dadhi 

 kravno, &c," and lastly, ght (clarified butter) with om f 

 kusa grass and water should be sprinkled with " om deva satin 

 Then, let autumnal paddy, winter paddy, mug a, wheat, mustard, 

 sosamuni, and barley be mixed with water and scattered on the 



ndi. 



The Vdstu mandala is a square diagram of mystic import. It is thus 

 described in Vdstu Proyogu : — u Commencing from the north-eastern 

 corner of it, at the four corners four sticks of khadint, Mimosa catechu, 



