The smarta houschold is one which follows the grihya < and kalpa Sutras and the Smritis. The Smartlas are different from Vaishnavas. This is a peculiar distinelion followed in Soulh India alonc. When the ordinary firc is followed by the Smarta Second Kanda 225 house-hold (Grihya) fire, one should sprinkle its ashes chanting the hymn that begins with ‘Sam no devih’. Then he should offer oblations with the mantra beginning with ‘Pahi’. When the Grihya fire and the ordinary fire are mixed before the commencement of the worship of the marital fire and the Sthalipaka, the oblations have to be offered in accordance with the importance given to the fires.