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hundred or a thousand or a lakh of offerings of the fire-
sticks or of cooked rice or of sesame with the Gayatri mantra
should be made to get rid of the evil effects of the planets
and the constellations.
6. The Sacrificial Grass
One
The kusa-blades or the darbha-blades are indispensable
in a sacrificial ritual. They are used for a variety of
purposes such as strewing, sprinkling etc. These blades
should be cut off according to a prescribed procedure.
should hold the growing kusa-blades with the left hand and
should strike at their roots with an axe or a sword only once.
The blades cut in this way are called sak峁沝盲cchina (cut in
one stroke). The blades
should be one hasta in length.
The sacrificial grass should always have its ends
intact. It should be either green or dry and should not have
a sprout within it 33. The darbha-blades should always be
held in the hand while reciting a mantra, offering an oblation
34. A little mat
or performing the ceremony for the manes
made of the sacrificial grass (or of wool) and known as
kasipu is to be used for sitting upon while performing
rite (23.5.4).
33. The Brahmakurca-Vidhi (38.2.3) prescribes the use of the
sacrificial grass consisting of seven blades each, for
making the offerings of clarified butter.
34.
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