चतुर्थ्यामपररात्रेऽभ्यंतरतोऽग्निमादधुः । आसनं ब्रह्मणे दत्त्वा अग्निं कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणम्
caturthyāmapararātre'bhyaṃtarato'gnimādadhuḥ | āsanaṃ brahmaṇe dattvā agniṃ kṛtvā pradakṣiṇam
Au quatrième tithi, dans la dernière partie de la nuit, ils allumèrent à l’intérieur de l’enceinte le feu sacré. Après avoir offert un siège au prêtre, ils firent la circumambulation du feu.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) [deduced]
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: Inside a ritual pavilion at night: priests kindle the fire, offer a seat to the Brahman-priest, and participants circumambulate the blazing agni; shadows flicker on sacred posts and garlands.
Dharmic rites are anchored in sacred order—time (tithi), sanctified space, and reverence to the priest and fire as witnesses.
The rites occur in Dharmāraṇya, reinforcing it as a place fit for major saṃskāras.
Kindling/establishing the sacred fire (agnyādhāna), offering an āsana to the priest, and performing pradakṣiṇā around the fire.