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SUTRAS XXIII-XXXI.
SUTRA XXV.
Likewise, the spoon (guha) as the vessel.
Commentary.
Guhû, the spoon, is so called because it is used for ing out (guhoti, homa).
Commentary.
The guhû is a sruk, a spoon, the sruva, a ladle.
SUTRA XXVI.
If the guhû has been elsewhere employed, let it be done with a ladle (sruva).
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SUTRA XXVII.
The offering is made in the Âhavantya fire.
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SUTRA XXVIII.
The sacrificial vessels are kept from the first laying of the fires (âdhâna) for the whole life.
Commentary.
All sacrificial vessels and instruments are to be kept, and most of them are burnt with the sacrificer at his death.
SUTRA XXIX.
At every sacrifice these vessels are to be purified.
SUTRA XXX.
The rule for the sacrifice are the Mantras and Brahmanas.
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SUTRA XXXI.
The name Veda belongs both to the Mantras and Brahmanas.
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