Commentary for Zevachim 84:4

אמר רבה משכחת לה בארבעה פרים ובד' שעירים

the vessel, and the carriage. But when he comes to the burning [of the fistful and the frankincense], if he presents the fistful with a [piggul] intention and the frankincense in silence; or if he presents the fistful in silence and the frankincense with a [piggul] intention, - R. Meir declares it piggul, and it involves kareth; while the Sages rule: It does not involve kareth unless he declares a piggul intention in respect of the whole mattir. Now he teaches incidentally, [If he presents] 'the fistful in silence and the frankincense with a [piggul] intention', and yet they disagree! - Say 'having already presented the frankincense with a [piggul] intention'. One [objection] is that that is the first clause. Moreover, it was indeed taught, 'and after that.' That is indeed a difficulty.

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