The Procedure of Sr&ddha Performance - Verse 54-55

Homa is to be performed after placing Samit (sacrificial twig) within. The devotee should keep the mind perfectly pure and keep the holy fire scrupulously pure, repeating the Mantra, ‘‘Svadha unto Agni, the bearer of Kavya. Obeisance to Angiras. Svadha and obeisance unto Yama and Angiras”.