while offering an oblation in all the important as well as unimportant yajña (yajna) of Iṣṭiyāga (Ishtiyaga), taking the offering in his hand advaryu (adhwaryu) tells hotā (hota), “Please recite anuvākyā (anuvakya)” – amuṣmi anubrūhi. The hymns then recited by hotā to please the concerned deity are called anuvākyā or puro’nuvākyā (puro’nuvakya).