ऋषिः कंठोथ गायत्री छन्द इत्यभिधीयते
The sage is Kantha, and Gayatri is the meter, so it is said.
विवरे पूजयेत्कर्म ब्रह्माणं च धराधरम्
In the cavity, worship the ritual and Brahma, the supporter of the earth.
अग्रतोऽष्टदलं लेख्यं स्थापयेत्कलशं ततः
Draw the eight-petaled lotus in front and then place the pot.
शुक्तिशंखसमं वापि विश्वामित्रसमुद्भवम्
Or with a shell or conch equal to Shukti, produced by Vishvamitra.
विष्णुक्रांता वचाकुष्ठचन्दनेन विलोडितम्
Mixed with vacha, kushtha, and sandal, traversed by Vishnu.
दध्यक्षतं मधुयुतमेवमर्घ्यं च साधयेत्
Prepare the arghya with curd, unbroken rice, and honey.
अव्रणं कलशं कृत्वा पञ्चवर्णसमन्वितम्
Make the pot without blemish, adorned with five colors.
आयाहि भगवन्देव तोयमूर्ते जलेश्वर 2.2.12.
Come, O Lord, O divine one, water-formed, Lord of waters.
गृहेभ्यश्चैव सोमाय त्वष्ट्रे चैव च शूलिने
From the houses, for Soma, for Tvashtri, and for the wielder of the trident.
ततोर्घ्यदानं विधिवत्क्षीरेण हविषा मधु
Then, according to the rule, offer arghya with milk, clarified butter, and honey.
हिरण्यगर्भेति मंत्रस्य भरद्वाजऋषिः स्मृतः
Bharadvāja is remembered as the seer of the mantra beginning with 'Hiraṇyagarbha.'
वरुणस्योत्तंभनेति मंत्रस्य जलकुंभं निवेदयेत् विराट्छन्दश्च ईशानो देवता समुदाहृता
For the mantra 'Varuṇasyottaṃbhana,' one should offer a water vessel; the metre is Virāṭ, and Īśāna is declared as the deity.
मोचयेन्मीनयुग्मं च मेषयुग्मं तथैव च
He should release a pair of fish, and likewise a pair of sheep.
मोचयेन्नागयुग्मं च आयुवृद्धेश्च हेतवे
He should also release a pair of serpents, for the purpose of increasing longevity.
निर्मितं माषभक्तेन रक्तपुष्पैरलंकृतम् सबिंदुकेन हंतेन दिक्षु मध्ये यथा क्रमात्
Prepared with cooked black gram rice, adorned with red flowers, with sesame seeds and clarified butter, in the prescribed order at the cardinal points and the center.
ये भवा भाविनो भूता ये च तेषु मयासिनः
Those who are, those who will be, those who have been, and those among them who are hostile to me—
इत्युक्त्वा च बलिं दद्यान्नमस्कुर्यादनंतरम्
Having spoken thus, he should offer the oblation and then bow.
अन्येषां हि हिरण्यं च गां च दद्याद्द्विजन्मने 2.2.12.
For others, he should give gold and a cow to a twice-born person.
प्राजापत्यं स्विष्टकृच्च जुहुयात्तदनंतरम्
Then he should offer the prājāpatya and sviṣṭakṛt oblations.
पद्मोत्पलैर्मातुलिंगैः पनसैर्मातुलुंगकैः
With lotuses, blue water lilies, citron fruits, jackfruits, and citron fruits—
अभिषेकं ततः कुर्यात्सुवास्त्विति च वै जपन्
After that, he should perform the consecration, reciting 'Suvāstu' indeed.
पञ्चदोषं पुरस्कृत्य ब्राह्मणानुमतेन च
Having considered the five faults, and with the approval of a brāhmaṇa—
दीनांधकृपणे चैव दद्याद्वित्तानुसारतः
He should give, according to his means, to the poor, the blind, and the destitute.
न क्षीरं च कषायं च भर्जितं शाकमेव च
He should not give milk, decoctions, or fried vegetables.
शाल्यन्नं मूलकं चैव पनसाम्रफलानि च
He should give rice prepared from shāli, radish, and also the fruits of jackfruit and mango.
बदरं धातकिफलं कुन्द पुष्पं तथा तिलम्
Jujube, dhātaki fruit, jasmine flowers, and also sesame seeds.
त्रिरात्रमथ सप्ताहं परित्यज्य खले ततः
For three nights or a week, having abstained, then afterwards—
प्रथमा चार्कहस्तेन द्वितीया दशहस्तिका 2.2.12.
The first (offering) is with one aratni (forearm's length), the second with ten hastas (hands).
शतार्धं ततः पश्चात्षष्टिहस्तमनंतरम्
Then, at a distance of one hundred and fifty plus sixty cubits thereafter,
अग्निहोत्रविधानवर्णनम् न परोक्तं विधानेन भयदं कीर्तिध्वंसनम्
Description of the Agnihotra procedure: Not by a method spoken of by others, which brings fear and destroys fame,