In the afternoon, after performing worship with flawless devotion, the householder should warmly welcome those who have arrived for the rites. For divine ceremonies, he invites Brāhmaṇas who are capable, and for ancestral rites, he welcomes those who are not paired in the same way. Two Brāhmaṇas are called for each divine rite, three for offerings to the ancestors, and one for water rites. He begins by offering water for washing hands, followed by kuśa grass for seating, ensuring the guests are comfortable. Next, he sprinkles barley into the vessel, accompanied by the purifying ring, preparing for the sacred acts. With the mantra 'yā divyā', he pours water for washing feet into the hand, signifying purification. Then, making the vessel apasavya, he circumambulates the ancestors with his right side, invoking their presence and seeking their consent. He recites, 'May they come to us now,' inviting the ancestors to partake in the ceremony. He offers arghya with barley, placing it in the vessel according to the prescribed rule. Preparing to make offerings into the fire, he takes food soaked in clarified butter and asks for it, distributing the remainder of the oblation into the vessels with careful attention. After giving the food, he consecrates the vessel by saying, 'This is the vessel of the earth.' He recites the Gāyatrī mantra with the vyāhṛtis and the Ṛc beginning 'madhuvātā', invoking divine blessings. Without anger or haste, he offers the oblation intended for Agni and the sacrificial food. Once the guests are satisfied and he has received permission regarding the remainder, he takes all the food, with sesame, facing south, honoring the ancestors. In the same manner, he offers water for sipping to the maternal ancestors. He gives gifts according to his ability and utters the svadhā formula, invoking the ancestors' blessings. When 'svadhā' is spoken, the ancestors respond, 'May it be so,' and he pours water onto the ground, completing the offering. He prays that donors may increase, and that the Vedas and lineage may flourish. When addressed with kind words, he bows respectfully and dismisses the guests. In the vessel where arghya was first placed for the ancestors, he follows them in a circle, then partakes of the food offered to them. Through this circumambulation, he honors the Nāndīmukha ancestors in the rite for growth and increase. For a single ancestor or a divine being, he offers arghya with a single pavitra. At the time of the unending rite, when the Brāhmaṇa is dismissed, he prepares four vessels of scented water mixed with sesame seeds. For those who are equals, he uses two vessels, performing the remainder as before. For those with whom the sapinda relationship arises within a year, he performs the rite on the day of sustenance and every month for a year. He offers rice-balls to cows, goats, sheep, or into fire, or even in water. For a month, he uses sacrificial food, and for a year, milk-rice. He offers, in due order, the flesh of antelope, sheep, boar, and hare. The meat of the rhinoceros is considered supremely fit, as are honey and ascetic food. Whoever gives offerings at Gayā attains all that is infinite—virtue, a noble wife, those who announce a maiden, cattle, and good sons. He gains sons endowed with Brahmanic brilliance, gold and silver in a vessel, beginning from the first lunar day and omitting only the fourteenth. Through these rites, he attains heaven, offspring, strength, heroism, land, and power. Prosperity, rulership, business, and all such blessings flow from these sacred acts, honoring both the divine and the ancestral.