श्रुतेश्च ॥ ४६ ॥
śruteśca || 46 ||
śruteḥ—From the Sruti; ca—and.
46. And because the Sruti so declares.
“Whatever blessing the priests pray for at the sacrifice, they pray for the good of the sacrificer” (Sat. Br. 1. 3.1.26). Such texts declare that the fruit of meditations in which the priest is the agent, goes to the sacrificer. Therefore Audulomi’s view is correct, being supported by the Sruti texts.