Cayanaprayoga

A Vedic ritual text follows the ‘Agnicayana’ section of the Baudhāyana Śrautasūtra. It focuses on an important Vedic ritual called Agnicayana. In this ritual, the performers construct a bird-shaped yajñavedi (fire altar) called śyenaciti, upon which they carefully kindle the auspicious fire for the purpose of the yajña. The text comprises of 17 chapters. The author of the text was Vāsudeva Dīkṣita, son of Mahādeva Vājapeyī and a pupil of Viśveśvara Vājapeyī. He served as a minister to the Tanjore kings Śāhaji, Śarabhoji, and Tukkoji, and was patronized by Ānanda Rāya, the minister of the descendants of Śivājī's step-brother (NCC, Vol. 19. p. 25). The owner of the text was Sadāśiva, son of Kāśinātha Abhyaṅkara.(Written in 9–14 lines per leaf.; 71 leaves foliated 1–71, upper left and lower right verso. Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double red line; borders of front and back title pages marked with triple red lines.)