Chānd-Mül, 1879-841. TWENTY-FOURTH KHANDA
'If, without knowing this, one offers an Agnihotra, it would be as if a man were to remove the live coals and pour his libation on dead ashes.
Chānd-Śaṃ, 8th c. A.D.sa yaḥ kaścididaṃ vaiśvānaradarśanaṃ yathoktamavidvānsannagnihotraṃ prasiddhaṃ juhoti yathāṅgārānāhutiyogyānapohyānāhutisthāne bhasmani juhuyāttādṛktattulyaṃ tasya tadagnihotrahavanaṃ syādvaiśvānaravido ’gnihotramapekṣyeti prasiddhāgnihotranindayā vaiśvānaravido ’gnihotraṃ stūyate || 1 ||
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