The spiritual preceptor, after offering oblations to the fire with due rites for his peace and health, presenting what was then left as offerings to the lords of the four cardinal points and others,* and giving the Brahmins a dish of curd, ghi and honey, made them benedictory prayers for Rāma who was going to the forest. *The Gürhyasthabuli or the daily offering of the householder, meant here, may be thus explained. After the performance of oblation to the fire, the householder should present offerings to the lords of the four cardinal points. Indra, Yama Varuņa, Soma and to their retinue. The offering for the Marutas should be placed on the threshold; for the presiding deities of the water in water; for the lords of the forest to the wooden pestle and mortar; for Śrī and Bhadrakäli on the grounds adjacent to the beddings on the side of the head and that of the feet respectively; for Brahmanaspati and Vāstupati on the site of the habitation; for Viśvedeva and for day and night thrown in the air of the house, for Sarvātmabhūta scattered on the terrace. After offering to all these what remains should be thrown on the south for the manes. The offerings to the dogs, the fallen, the drags of the people, the lepers, the crows and the worms and the insects should be placed on uncovered ground.
उपाध्यायः स विधिना हुत्वा शान्तिमनामयम्। हुतहव्यावशेषेण बाह्यं बलिमकल्पयत्॥ मधुदध्यक्षतघृतैः स्वस्तिवाच्यं द्विजांस्ततः। वाचयामास रामस्य वनेस्वस्त्ययनक्रियाम्॥