Apastamba p.prayoga

Āpastamba PŪRVA PRAYOGAM

By U.Ve. Srirāma Rāmanuja Ācārya srimatham.com

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Simha Publications 2012

Contents Yajñopav ī ta ta dhāranam ……………………………………………………...

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Pūrvāṅgam…………………………………..……………………………….

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Gaṇeśa Pū janam…………………………………..…………………………

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Viśvaksena pū janam…………………………………..……………………..

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Ācārya Ritvik Varaṇam…………………………………..………………….

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Puṇyāhā Vācanam …………………………………..……………………...

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Laghu Puṇyāha Vācanam…………………………………..……………….

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Aṅk ūr ārpaṇam ……………………………………………………………..

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Pratisarbandhanam …………………………………………………………

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Agni-mukham ……………………………………………………………...

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Aupāsana …………………………………………………………………..

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Vicchinna-aupāsana agni Sandhānam ……………………………………

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Puṁsavana ………………………………………………………………...

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S ī mantam mantam ………………………………………………………………....

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Jāta-karma ………………………………………………………………...

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 Nāma-karaṇa ……………………………………………………………...

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āśana ……………………………………………………………... Anna Pr āś

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Cauḷa-karma ………………………………………………………….…...

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Upanayanam ……………………………………………………………...

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Appendix ………………………………………………………………....

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Jayādi Homam ………………………………………………………..…...

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Hiraṇya śr āddham [nānd ī ] ………………………………………………...

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Ācārya sambhāvana ………………………………………………..……...

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Vaidika Āśirvādam ………………………………………………………...

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Paur ānika Āśirvādam ……………………………………………………...

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Paur āṇika śloka āśirvādam ………………………………………………...

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Simha Publications 2012

Contents Yajñopav ī ta ta dhāranam ……………………………………………………...

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Pūrvāṅgam…………………………………..……………………………….

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Gaṇeśa Pū janam…………………………………..…………………………

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Viśvaksena pū janam…………………………………..……………………..

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Ācārya Ritvik Varaṇam…………………………………..………………….

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Puṇyāhā Vācanam …………………………………..……………………...

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Laghu Puṇyāha Vācanam…………………………………..……………….

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Aṅk ūr ārpaṇam ……………………………………………………………..

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Pratisarbandhanam …………………………………………………………

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Agni-mukham ……………………………………………………………...

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Aupāsana …………………………………………………………………..

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Vicchinna-aupāsana agni Sandhānam ……………………………………

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Puṁsavana ………………………………………………………………...

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S ī mantam mantam ………………………………………………………………....

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Jāta-karma ………………………………………………………………...

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 Nāma-karaṇa ……………………………………………………………...

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āśana ……………………………………………………………... Anna Pr āś

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Cauḷa-karma ………………………………………………………….…...

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Upanayanam ……………………………………………………………...

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Appendix ………………………………………………………………....

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Jayādi Homam ………………………………………………………..…...

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Hiraṇya śr āddham [nānd ī ] ………………………………………………...

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Ācārya sambhāvana ………………………………………………..……...

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Vaidika Āśirvādam ………………………………………………………...

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Paur ānika Āśirvādam ……………………………………………………...

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Paur āṇika śloka āśirvādam ………………………………………………...

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YA JÑOPAVĪTA DHĀRAṆA KRAMAḤ 

Sit facing the east do ācamanam and a ṅga-vandanam then hold the hands in brahm āñjali and repeat the sa ṅkalpam:—

Saṅkalpaḥ — asyāṁ śubha tithau bhagavat ā jñayā bhagavat kaiṅkarya

rūpeṇa | śrauta smārta vihita nitya karma anuṣṭhāna yogyatā sidhyartha ṃ  brahma teja abhiv ṛdhyerthaṃ yajñopavīta dhāraṇaṃ kariṣye || OnthisauspiciousdaywiththesanctionoftheSupremeBeingandasservicetoHimalone,inorderto berituallyfittoperform berituallyf ittoperformallthedailyr allthedailyritualsordained itualsordainedbytheVedasandthe bytheVedasandtheSmritis,andtoin Smritis,andtoincreasemy creasemy BrahmicradianceInowdonthesacrificialthread. 

Hold the sacred thread with the left hand over the pañcap ātra and the right hand palm upwards towards the ceiling and recite the mantra:—

yajñopavīta dhāraṇa mahāmantrasya; parabrahma ṛṣiḥ [touch the forehead] anuṣṭup chandaḥ [touch the mouth] paramātma devatāḥ [touch the heart] yajñopavīta dhāraṇe viniyogaḥ | ya  ̱  ̱ jño  ̱  ̱pa p  ̱ a ̱vī̱ta taṃ pa ̍ra  ̱  ̱ma maṃ pa  ̱  ̱vitra vitra ̍ ṃ pra  ̱  ̱ jāpa ̍te  ̱  ̱r yat sa ̍ha  ̱  ̱ jaṃ pura  ̱  ̱st stā̎t | yuṣya ̍ṃ agri  ̱ya yaṃ prati ̍muñca śu  ̱  ̱ bhraṃ ya  jñopav taṃ bala ̍ṃ astu teja ̍ḥ || ā̱yu ī̱ta ̍ Thissacredthread,supremelyholy,bornwithPrajapatiofyore,conducivetolonglife,andexcellent, wearthispuresacredthread;mayitconducetostrengthandvigour.

yajñopavīta yajñasya tvaṃ yajñopavītaṃ dhārayāmi.  

wear the new thread. repeat the following saṅkalpam and repeat repeat the performance with a second thread. thread.

Saṅkalpaḥ — asyāṁ subha tithau (mama upāta ..) bhagavat ā jñayā |

 bhagavat kaiṅkarya rūpaṃ | śrauta smārta vihita nitya karma anuṣṭhāna yojñatā sidhyartha ṃ gārhasthyārthaṃ dvitīya yajñopavīta dhāraṇaṃ kariṣye; OnthisauspiciousdaywiththesanctionoftheSupreme Onthisauspiciousdaywiththesanction oftheSupremeBeingandasservi BeingandasservicetoHimalone, cetoHimalone,inorderto inorderto be ri ritu tual ally ly fi fit t to pe perf rfor orm m al all l th the e da dail ily y ri ritu tual als s or orda dain ined ed by th the e Ve Veda das s an and d th the e Sm Smri riti tis, s, an and d to be establishedinthestateofahouseholderInowdonthesecondsacrificialthread.  

don the second thread. repeat the following sloka and then remove the old thread:—

upavītaṃ bhinna tantuṁ jīrṇaṁ kaśmala dūṣitam | visrajāmi punar brahma varco d īrghāyur astu me || Inowagaindiscardthisoldsacrificialthread,thread-bare,worn,andstained,mayIattainbrahm Inowagaindiscardthisoldsacrificialthread,thread-b are,worn,andstained,mayIattainbrahmic ic radianceandlongevity radianceand longevityOBrahma. OBrahma. 

repeat acamanam twice.

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Pūrvāṅgam 

Perform ācamanam.

G Guurruu V Vaannddaannaa 

Salute the lineage of spiritual teachers:—

gurur brahma gurur viṣṇo gurur devo maheśvaraḥ | gurus sāk ṣāt paraṁ brahmā tasmai śr ī  gurave namaḥ

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Salutationstothatgloriousguruwhoisthecreator,preserverandtransformer,whoistheGreatLord Himself,thedirectlyperceivedformofGod.

Śānnttii ppāṭhhaaḥ 

Think of yourself, your loved ones and all beings and wish them well:—

 bha  ̱draṃ karṇe  bhi ̍ ḥ śṛṇu  ̱yāma ̍ devā bha  ̱draṃ pa ̍śyemā̱kṣibhi  ̱r-yaja ̍trāḥ | sthi  ̱rair-aṅga  ̎is-tuṣṭu  ̱vāguṁ sa ̍sta  ̱nū bhiḥ vyaśe ̍ma de  ̱vahi ̍ta  ̱ṁ yadāyu ̍ḥ || OGodsmaywewithourearslistentowhatisgood,andwithoureyesseewhatisgood,yeHolyOnes. WithlimbsandbodiesfirmmayweextollingyouattainthetermoflifeappointedbytheSupreme Lord.(V.S.25;21)

sva  ̱sti na ̍ indro ̍ vṛd ̱ dhaśra ̍vāḥ | sva  ̱sti na ̍ḥ pū̱ ṣā vi  ̱śvave ̍dāḥ | sva  ̱sti na  ̱s tārkṣyo  ̱ ari ̍ṣṭanemiḥ | sva  ̱sti no  ̱ bṛha  ̱spati ̍r dadhātu || May Indra illustrious far and wide grantus wellbeing; may Pushan the master of wealth grant us wellbeing;mayTarkshyagrantuswellbeing;mayBrihaspatigrantuswellbeing.(V.S.25;19)

ṛḏ hyāsma ̍ ha  ̱vyair nama ̍sopa  ̱sadya ̍ | mi  ̱traṁ de  ̱vaṁ mi ̍tra  ̱-dheya ̍n no astu |  a ̱nu  ̱rā̱dhān ha  ̱viṣā̍ va  ̱rdhaya ̍ntaḥ | ś a ̱taṁ ji ̍vema ś a ̱rada  ̱s-savīr̍ āḥ || Mayweprosper,havingapproachedwithoblationswithsalutations,maytheradiantSupremeBeing beoursupport.MayHisbliss-bestowingGracewithoblationseverincrease,mayweliveahundred autumnsinthecompanyofourheroes.(TB.3.1.2.1a)

aannuu j jññaa namas-sada ̍se  ̱ nama  ̱s-sada ̍sa  ̱s-pata ̍ye  ̱ nama  ̱s-sakhīn̍ ām | puro  ̱gāṇāṃ cakṣu ̍ś e ̱ namo ̍ di  ̱ve nama ̍ḥ pṛthi  ̱vyai || Iofferobeisancetothea ṣembly,homagetotheLordofthea ṣembly,salutationstothefriendswhogo before,homagetoHeavenandtoEarth.(TS.3;2;4)

sapra ̍thā sa  ̱ bhāṃ me ̍ gopāya | ye ca  ̱ sabhyā̎s sabhā̱ sada ̍ḥ | tān indri ̍yāva ̍taḥ kuru | sa  ̱rvaṁ āyu  ̱r u ̍pāsatāṃ || Maythisaugustaṣemblyaffordmeitsprotection,allthosewhoarepresenthere.Maytheyprotectmy senseorgans,Ioffermylifelongobeisance.(TB.1.1.10.3.5) 

The yajamāna stands holding a tray with fruit, flowers, betel and dak ṣiṇa, after reciting

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the following statement, he offers a coin to each of the br āhmins present.

aśeṣa he pariṣat bhavat pāda m ūle mayā samarpitam imāṁ sauvarṇīṁ yat kiñcit dakṣiṇām api yathokta dakṣiṇām iva svikṛtya ______ homa karma kartum yogyata siddhim anugrah āṇa || Oassemblyoflearnedbrahmins,maythisgratuitywhichisofferedatyourfeet,whateveritmaybe,be acceptabletoyou.Pleasegrantmeyoursanctiontoperformthisriteof.........................

SSaaṅkkaallppaaḥ — — RReessoollvvee śuklāṃ baradharaṁ viṣṇuṁ śaśi varṇaṃ caturbhujaṃ | prasanna vadanaṃ dhyāyet sarva vighnopa śāntaye || TheAll-pervadingLordistobemeditateduponfortheremovalofobstacles;Cladinwhitegarments, resplendentliketheMoon,thefourarmedandcheerful-faced.

hariḥ oṁ tat sat | śr ī  govinda 3 | śubhe śobhane muhūrte adye śr ī  bhagavato mahāpuruṣasya śr ī  viṣṇoḥ ā jñaya pravartamānasya, ādya brahmaṇaḥ dvit ī ya parārdhe śr ī  śveta varāha kalpe, vaivasvata manvantare aṣṭā-viṁśat ī ttame kali yuge, kali yugasya prathama pāde, jāmbu-dv ī pe meroḥ āgneya1 dig-bhāge, hiraṇmaya varṣe hiraṇmaya deśe ______ deśe ______ mahā nagari antargate vyavahārik ānām prabhavādi ṣaṣṭhi saṁvatsarānāṁ madhye, ______ nāma saṁvatsare, ______ ayane, ______ ṛtau, māsottame ______ māse ______ pak ṣe ______ tithau ______ vāsara yuktāyāṁ ______ nak ṣatra yuktāyām śr ī  viṣṇu yoge śr ī  viṣṇu karaṇe, śubha yoga śubha karaṇe, sakala graha guṇa viśeṣaṇa visiṣṭhāyām, Harihom tatsat.Govinda,Govinda,Govinda, with thesanctionoftheSupremeBeing Lord Vishnu,in thisperiodduringthesecondhalfofthelife-spanofthedemiurgeBrahma,duringtheaeonofthe WhiteBoar,duringtheuniversalruleofVaivasvataManuinthe28thperiod,duringthefirstquarter oftheageofKali,ontheplanetEarthinland…………ofmountMeru,inthecountryof………..……..,in thecityof…………….…., intheyear....................ofthe60 year Joviancycle, inthe ..........................solstice, duringthe...................season,inthemonthof......................inthe..................fortnight,onthe..................lunar day,ona..............dayundertheconstellationof....................withauspiciousconjunctions,andallthe  planetsbeingbenevolentlydisposed;

asyāṁ śubha tithau, mama [asya yajamānasya] upāta samasta durita-k ṣaya dvārā, śr ī  parameśvara pr ī tyarthaṁ ______ nak ṣatre jātasya (m) jātāyā (f) ______ nāmasya vivāha saṁsk āra pūrvāṅga ______ ākhya karma kariṣye || Onthisauspiciousday,in orderto decrease allmynegativekarmaand toplease theSupremeLord, todayIperformthepre-marital……………ceremonyformyson/daughternamed………..bornunderthe asterismof……………….|

tad aṅgatvena nirvighnena parisampātyartham ādau vighneśvara pū jām kariṣye ||  AsanancilliarytothisriteIfirstoffermyprayerstoganeshafortheremovalofallobstacles.

tad aṅgatvena antaḥ-karaṇa śuddhyartham, śar ī ra śuddhyartham, maṇḍapa śuddhyartham, sarvopakaraṇa śuddhyartham svasti-puṇyāha vācanam kariṣye ||  AsanancilliarytothisriteIperformthesanctificationceremonyforthepurificationofmind,bodyand accessories. 

Insert the direction of the country in relation to the Him ālaya mountains: east — pūrva, south — dak ṣina , west —  paś cima, north — uttara , NE — aiṣānya, SE — āgneya, SW — nair    ̥r  ̥ ti, NW — vā yavya 1

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[f\ Gaṇeśa Pū janam Dhyānam — Visualisation ga  ̱ṇanā̎n tvā ga  ̱ṇapa ̍tiguṃ havāmahe ka  ̱viṃ ka ̍vī̱nām upama  ̱śravastamam |  jye  ̱ṣṭha  ̱rā ja  ̱m brahma ̍ṇāṃ brahmanaspata  ̱ ā na ̍ś śṛṇ̱ van ū̱ tibhi ̍s sīda  ̱ sāda ̍nam || OLordofHostsweinvokeyou,Sageofsages,mostfamous.ThehighestKingoftheenlightened,OLord ofprayer,hearkentous,respondandbepresenthereinyourappointedplace. T.S.2.3.14.3

eka-dantaṁ śūrpa-karṇam gaja-vaktraṁ mahodaram | pāśāṅkuśa-dharaṁ devaṁ dhyāyet siddhi vināyakam || I visualise Siddhi Vinayaka, elephant-faced,single tusked,with ears like winnowing baskets andan enormousabdomen,wieldingthenooseandthegoad.

1. Invocation oṁ bhūr bhuvas suvaḥ śrī mahā gaṇapataye namaḥ, dhyāyāmi, āvāhayāmi, sthāpayāmi, gandhākṣata puṣpāṇi samarpayāmi | 2. Seat 

Place some akshata in front of the icon:—

oṁ gaṃ gaṇapataye namaḥ — āsanaṁ samarpayāmi

3. Water for washing the feet 

Offer two spoons of water by touching it to the feet of the icon and then casting it into the receptacle:—

oṁ gaṃ gaṇapataye namaḥ — pādyaṁ samarpayāmi

4. Water for washing the hands 

Offer one spoon of water by touching it to the right hand of the icon:—

oṁ gaṃ gaṇapataye namaḥ — arghyaṁ samarpayāmi

5. Water for sipping; 

Offer three spoons of water by touching to the mouth of the icon:—

oṁ gaṃ gaṇapataye namaḥ — ācamanīyaṁ samarpayāmi

6. Water for bathing 

Take a flower dip it in water and sprinkle on the icon:—

oṁ gaṃ gaṇapataye namaḥ — snānaṁ samarpayāmi snāna anantaraṁ punar ācamaniyaṁ samarpayāmi (offer three spoonfuls of water for sipping)

7. Clothing 

Offer clothing or akshata:—

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oṁ gaṃ gaṇapataye namaḥ — vastra arthaṃ akṣatān samarpayāmi 8. Sacred thread 

Offer a sacred thread or akshata :—

oṁ gaṃ gaṇapataye namaḥ — upavīta arthaṃ akṣatān samarpayāmi

9. Ornaments 

Offer ornaments or akshata:—

oṁ gaṃ gaṇapataye namaḥ — ā bharaṇa arthaṃ akṣatān samarpayāmi

10. Sandal Paste 

Offer sandal paste on the forehead of the icon followed by kumkum:—

oṁ gaṃ gaṇapataye namaḥ — divya gandh ān samarpayāmi gandhasyopari kumkuma ṁ samarpayāmi

11. Garland 

Offer a garland or a flower:—

oṁ gaṃ gaṇapataye namaḥ — puṣpa mālā samarpayāmi

12. Flowers 

Offer flower petals while reciting the various names of the god:—

oṁ sumukhāya namaḥ |1| oṁ ekadantāya namaḥ |2| oṁ kapilāya namaḥ |3| oṁ gaja-karṇakāya namaḥ |4| oṁ lambodarāya namaḥ |5| oṁ vikaṭāya namaḥ namaḥ |6| oṁ vighna-rā jāya namaḥ |7| oṁ vināyakāya namaḥ |8| oṁ dhūma-ketave namaḥ |9| oṁ gaṇādhyakṣāya namaḥ |10| oṁ bāla-candrāya namaḥ |11| oṁ gajānanāya namaḥ |12| oṁ vakra-tuṇḍāya namaḥ |13| oṁ śūrpa-karṇāya namaḥ |14| oṁ herambāya namaḥ |15| oṁ skanda-pūrvajāya namaḥ |16| oṁ siddhi-vināyakāya namaḥ |17| oṁ vighneśvarāya namaḥ |18| SalutationstoHe-with-a-beautiful-face(1)One-with-a-single-tusk(2)He-of-a-tawny-colour (3) the Elephant-eared-one (4) the Pot-bellied-one (5) Handsome-one (6) The lord-ofobstacles(7)ThePreceptor(8)TheOne-with-thesmoky-banner(9)TheLord-of-hosts(10) TheYoung-moon(11)theElephant-faced-one(12)He-with-the-curved-trunk(13)theOnewith-the-ears-likewinnowing-baskets(14)totheBoastful-hero(15)toThe-elder-brother-ofSkanda(16)tothePreceptor-of-success.(17)totheLordofallObstaclessalutations(18).

13. Incense 

Offer incense by waving it in front of the icon in a clockwise motion three times:—

oṁ gaṃ gaṇapataye namaḥ — dhūpaṃ āghrāpayāmi

14. Lamp 

Offer a lamp by showing it to the icon:—



Offer three spoonfuls of water:—

oṁ gaṃ gaṇapataye namaḥ — pratyakṣa dīpaṃ darśayāmi dhūpa dīpa anantaraṁ punar ācamanīyaṁ samarpayāmi

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15. Food Offering 

Offer some foodstuffs (2 bananas, sugar candy or raisins):—



Offer three spoonfuls of water:—

oṁ gaṃ gaṇapataye namaḥ — naivedyaṁ nivedayāmi

naivedya anantaraṁ punar ācamanīyaṁ samarpayāmi

16. Betel 

Offer betel leaves and nuts:—

oṁ gaṃ gaṇapataye namaḥ — tāmbūlaṁ samarpayāmi

17. Nirā janam  Offer a camphor flame by waving it around in a clockwise direction three times while

repeating:—

oṁ ekadantāya vidmahe, vakra-tuṇḍāya dhīmahi, tanno danti pracodayāt || O ṁwecognisethe“Single-tusked-one”,wemeditateuponthe“Curved-trunk-one”,maythat“Tusker” enlightenus.

oṁ gaṃ gaṇapataye namaḥ, ānanda karpūra nirā janaṁ saṃdarśayāmi 

Offer three spoonfuls of water;

karpūra nirā jana anantara ṁ punar ācamaniyaṁ samarpayāmi 18. Puṣpāñjali 

Take some flowers in the cupped hands and offer then at the feet of the icon;

ānanaṃ bhūtagaṇādi-sevitam, kapittha jambu phala-sāra-bhakṣaṇam | umā-sutaṃ śoka-vināśa-kāraṇaṃ namāmi vighneśvara pāda-paṅkajam || .gaj

Iprostratetothelotus-feetofLordVighnesvara,thesonofParvati,theonewhodestroysallsuffering; whoisservedbytheHostofBhutas,whohasthefaceofanelephant,andwhopartakesoftheessence ofthejambuandkapitthafruits.

oṁ vighneśvarāya varadāya sura-priyāya, lambodarāya sakalāya jagad-hitāya | nāgānanāya śruti-yajña-vibh ūṣitāya, gauri-sutāya gaṇanātha namo namaste || O ṁsalutationstoGaneshathesonofParvati,theonecaresforthewelfareoftheentireuniverse,the elephant-facedonewhois adornedbythe Vedasand byYajñas, thelordofobstacles,thebenefactor andbelovedofthegodswhohasapot-belly.

Prārthana — Prayer

vakra-tuṇḍa mahā kāya koṭi sūrya samaprabhā | nirvighnaṁ kuru me deva sarva k āryeṣu sarvadā || 1 || O Curlytrunk—one, ofgreat body,as brilliant asa million suns,free all myundertakingsfrom all hindrances,alwaysOGod

anyathā śaraṇaṁ nāsti tvameva śaraṇaṃ mama | tasmāt kāruṇya bhāvena rakṣa rakṣa gaṇādhipa || 2 ||

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I have no other refuge apart from you, you alone are my refuge, therefore out of your natural compassion,protectmeOGanesha.

āvāhanaṁ na jānāmi, naiva jānāmi pū janam | visarjanaṁ na jānāmi kṣamasva puruṣottama || 3 || I do not know the proper method of invoking or worshipping you, I also do not know the proper methodofvalediction,forgivemeOSupremeBeing.

mantra hīnaṃ kriyā hīnaṃ bhakti hīnaṃ vināyaka | yat kṛtaṃ tu mayā deva paripūrṇaṃ tad astu te || 4 || Thisceremonyislackingpropermantras,andmethodology,lackingalldevotion,whateverlittleI havedoneOGaneshamayitbeacceptedascompletebyyou.

[f\ Viśvaksena pū janam saṅkalpaḥ — hariḥ oṁ tat sat govinda x 3 bhagavad ā jñayā bhagavad

prītyarthaṁ kariṣyamāna asya vāg-dāna karmaṇi tad aṅgatvena nirvighna pari samāpti artham ādau viśvaksena pū janaṁ kariṣye | Dhyānam

viśvaksena sakala vibhuda prau ḍu-senādi nātham mudra cakra kara-kamala yuge śaṅkha-daṇḍau dadhānam | megha-śyāmaṁ sumaṇi mukuṭaṃ pīta-vastraṃ śubhāṅgam, dhyāyed devaṃ vijaya kāmaṁ sūtravatyai sametam || O Vishvaksena, Stalwart Commander in chief of the Spiritual Forces; with cautioning gesture, brandishingtheconch&discusinyourlotus-likehands;thecoloroftherain-cloud,withbejewelled diadem, garbedinyellowsilk, ofcomelylimbs,Imeditate uponyouwithyourconsort Sutravati,for theattainmentofvictory.

oṁ bhuḥ viśvaksenam āvāhayāmi ! oṁ bhuvaḥ viśvaksenam āvāhayāmi ! oṁ suvaḥ viśvaksenam āvāhayāmi ! oṁ bhur-bhuvas-suva ḥ viśvaksenam āvāhayāmi !

āsanaṃ samarpayāmi | ārghyaṃ samarpayāmi | pādyaṃ samarpayāmi | ācamaniyaṃ samarpayāmi | snānaṃ samarpayāmi | vastraṃ samarpayāmi | upavītaṃ samarpayāmi | alaṅkāra arthaṃ puṣpaṃ samarpayāmi | gandhaṃ dhārayāmi | puspai˙ pū jayāmi — oṁ śri viśvaksenāya namaḥ | catur bāhave | śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-dharāya | śrīmate | śrī sūtravati-nāthāya | gaja-aśva-mukha sevitāya | prasannavadanāya | śāntāya | prabhākara-sama-prabh āya | vetra-pāṇaye | hṛīṣīkeśaya | viśvā-rakṣa-parāyaṇāya | bhaktāntarāya | viddhvamsine |

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āryāya | amātyāya | kṛpā-nidhaye | sakala vibudha-prau ḍu-sainyādināthāya | mudra-dharāya | daṇḍa-dharāya | megha-śyāmāya | sumaṇīmakuṭāya | pīta-vastrāya | śubhāṅgāya | devāya | dalita-danujāya | tarjanihastāya | vighna-nāśakāya | saparivārāya sūtravatyā sametāya śrīmate viśvaksenāya || dhūpaṃ āghrāpayāmi | dīpaṃ darśayāmi | kadali phalaṃ nivedayāmi | tāmbūlaṃ samarpayāmi | karpūra nirā janaṃ darśayāmi || oṁ viśvakṣenāya vidmahe, vetra hastāya dhīmahi, tanno senāni pracodayāt divyākāraṃ sarojākṣaṃ śaṅkha-cakra gadā dharam | sarva vighna vināśāya viśvaksenam upāsmahe || oṁ yasya dviradha vaktr ādya pariṣādya paraśatam | vighnaṃ nighnanti satataṃ viśvakṣenaṃ

Ācārya Ritvik Varaṇam yajamāna;

asmin ______ homa karmaṇi sakala kartum ācārya tvāṁ vr ̥ ṇe!

InthisriteabouttobeperformedInominateyoutobethepreceptorinallmatters.

ācārayaḥ yajamāna;

ācāryaḥ

vr ̥ to’smi ! bhaviṣyāmi ! Iaccept,Ishallbethepreceptor 

yatha vihitaṁ karma kuru !

Performtheritesaccordingtotheinjunctionsofthescriptures kariṣyāmi Ishalldoso

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M

P Puuṇyyāhhā V Vāccaannaam mM

athātaḥ pravak ṣyāmi puṇyāhasya vidhi kramam | puk āraṃ pāpa nāśanaṃ syād ṇyak āraṃ deha śuddhidam ||  Now I shall declare the rite of sanctification (pu-nya-ha vacanam) 'Pu' indicates absolution of sins, 'nya' indicates physical purification

hak āraṃ sthāna-śuddhiḥ syāt puṇyāhaṃ tu vidh ī yate | sarva pāpaharaṃ caiva sarva siddhi pradāyakam || 'ha' indicates sanctification of space, this is the meaning of punyaha,  It absolves one from all sins, and grants all success and prosperity.

nitye naimittike k āmye sthānabimbādi śuddhiṣu | athavā maṅgale k ārye puṇyāhaṃ tu samācaret ||  It should be performed at all obligatory, occasional and optional liturgies, Or else, on all auspicious occasions it should be properly done.

saṅkalpaḥ — adya mama up āta samasta duritakṣaya dvāra

śr ī parameśvara prītyartham [bhagavad ā jñayā bhagavad kainkarya rūpeṇa] ātma śuddhyertham śarīra śuddhyartham, gṛha śuddhyartham [bhāṇḍā / kūpa / etc] sarvopakaraṇa śuddhyartham, śuddhi puṇyāha vācanam kariṣye || On this auspicious day characterized by the afore mentioned Astrological parameters, with the sanctionoftheSupremeBeingandinordertoinvokeHisGrace-/asservicetoHim,forourspiritual&  physical sanctification, for the sanctification of the house/store/well and all the accessories of the ritual,Ishallnowperformtheriteofsanctifiction.

V Vaarruuṇṇaa āāvvāāhhāānnaam m

  ̱imaṁ me ̍ varuṇa śrudhī̱ hava ̍m  a ̱dyāca ̍ mṛḍaya | tvām a ̍va  ̱syurāca ̍ke || O Lord Varuna listen now to my invocation. Be gracious even now. I approach you seeking your  protection.

tat tvā̍ yāmi  ̱ brahma ̍ṇā̱ vanda ̍ mānas ta  ̱dā śā̎ste  ̱ yaja ̍māno ha  ̱virbhi ̍ḥ | ahe ̍ḍamāno varuṇ e ̱ha bo  ̱dhyuru ̍śaguṁ sa  ̱ mā na  ̱ āyu  ̱ḥ pramoṣīs || OVaruna!PraisedbyVedichymns,mayIreachyourrefugeforwhichIlong,throughtheseoblations.I offeryouabundantpraise,withholdyourangernowandenlightenus.Hail!(RV.4.1.5TS.2.5.12.3

asmin kumbhe varuṇam dhyāyāmi āvāhayāmi ||

āsanam samarpayāmi | arghyaṃ | pādyam | ācamanam | snānam | vastra artham ak ṣatām | upavitam | gandham | puṣpaiḥ pū jayāmi | oṃ varuṇāya namaḥ, pracetase, surūpiṇe, apāṃ-pataye, makara-vāhanāya, jalādhipataye, pāśa-hastāya, oṃ varuṇāya namaḥ | dhūpam | d ī pam | neivedyam | tām-būlam | karpūra nirajanam | oṃ jala-bimbāya vidmahe n ī la-puruṣāya dh ī mahi | tanno varuṇa pracodayāt ||

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śivā āpaḥ santu — santu śivā āpaḥ | saumanasyam astu — astu saumanasyam | ak ṣataṁ cāriṣṭaṁ cāstu — astvak ṣatam ariṣṭam | yajamāna;

bhavadbhiḥ anujñātaḥ puṇyāhaṃ vācayiṣye | With your permission I shall recite the benediction.

ritvik ;

oṃ vācyatām — Please recite.

yajamāna;

puṇyāham bhavanto bruvantu | —  May this rite be sanctified.

ritvik ;

oṃ puṇyāham astu | — So may it be.

yajamāna;

karmaṇe svasti bhavanto bruvantu | —  May this rite be propitious

ritvik ;

oṃ karmaṇe svasti astu | — So may it be

yajamāna;

ṛdhi bhavanto bruvantu | — May this rite flourish oṃ karma ṛdhyatām | — So may it be

ritvik ; 

With each of the following declarations pour a little water on top of the kumbha.

oṃ ṛddhir astu | samṛddhir astu | puṇyāha samṛddhir astu | śāntir-astu | puṣṭir-astu | tuṣṭir-asti | vṛddhir-astu | avighnam-astu | āyuṣyam-astu | ārogyam-astu | oṁ śivam astu | oṁ śivaṁ karmāstu | oṁ karma samṛddhir-astu | oṁ dharma samṛddhir-astu | oṁ veda samṛddhir-astu | oṁ śāstra samṛddhir-astu | oṁ dhana-dhānya samṛddhir-astu | oṁ putra pautra saṁpad-astu | oṁ iṣṭa-saṁpad-astu | 

pour a little water out in the nair ̥ r ̥ ti kona with the following 2.

oṁ sakala ariṣṭa nirasanam-astu | oṁ yat pāpaṁ rogaṁ śokam akalyāṇaṁ tat dūre pratihatam-astu | 

With each of the following declarations pour a little water on top of the kumbha.

sarva śobhan bhavatu | sarva sampadāḥ santu | catuṣpade || oṁ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ||

oṁ śanno astu dvipade śaṁ

May there be for you prosperity, advancement, sanctification, peace, nourishment, satisfaction,  prosperity, absence of impediments, longevity, health. May all the world and the spiritual aspirants haveauspiciousness.Mayallyourdifficultiesbeeliminated.Mayyoubeabsolvedofallyoursins,may allglorybeyours,mayallprosperitybeyours.OmPeace,Peace,Peace.

da  ̱dhi  ̱ krāviṇṇo ̍ ākāriṣaṃ ji  ̱ṣṇor aśva ̍sya vā̱ jina ̍ḥ | su  ̱r a ̱ bhi no  ̱ mukhā̍ kara  ̱t praṇ a ̱ āyūguṁṣi tāriṣat || MaytheLord,theSupporter,theRulerandthevictoriousMeasureroftheCosmos,theRepositoryofall knowledgewhohastakentheformof Hayagriva andtowhomI offermyobeisance;freeusfromall hindrancestotheperformanceofrighteousdeeds.(RV.4.39.6TS.1.5.11.4)

āpo  ̱ hiṣṭho ma ̍yo  ̱ bhuva  ̱ḥ | tā na ̍ ū̱ rje da ̍dhātana | ma  ̱he raṇā̍y a ̱ cakṣa ̍te | yo va ̍ś-ś  ̱ivata ̍mo  ̱ rasa  ̱ḥ | tasya ̍ bhā jayate  ̱ha naḥ | u  ̱ś a ̱tīr-i ̍va mā̱taraḥ | tasmā̱ ara ̍ṅga māma vaḥ | yasya  ̱ kṣayā̍y a ̱ jinva ̍tha | āpo ̍ ja  ̱naya ̍thā ca naḥ | OWaters!youarebeneficent,sogranttousnourishmentthatwemaybeholdgreatdelight.Grantusa shareinthatgreatblissthatyoupossess,likeMothersintheirtendersolicitouslove.Toyouwecome

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 gladly for Him, to whose abode you lead us on. Make us pure through wisdom and grant us to be rebornwithsplendour.

hira ̍ṇya varṇā̱ śucayaḥ pāva  ̱kā yāsu ̍ jā̱taḥ ka  ̱śyapo yāsvindra ̍ḥ |  a ̱gniṃ yā garbha ̍ṃ dadhi  ̱re virū̍pā̱s tā na  ̱ āpa  ̱ḥ śaggas syo  ̱nā bha ̍vantu || Goldenofcolour,pureandpurifying,inwhichwasbornKashyapa,inwhichIndra.Maythesewaters whohaveconceivedAgniasagerm,ofvariedforms;begentleandkindtous.

yāsā̱gu  ̱ṁ rā jā̱ varu ̍ṇo  ̱ yāti  ̱ madhye ̍ satyānṛṯ e a ̍va  ̱paśya  ̱n janā̍nām | ma  ̱dhu  ̱ścuta  ̱ś śuca ̍yo  ̱ yāḥ pā̍v a ̱kās tā na  ̱ āpaś śāggas syo  ̱nā bha ̍vantu || Those in whose midst Varuna (The cosmic mind) moves, gazing on the truth and falsehood of the  people,exudingsweetness,pure,purifying;maythesewatersbekindandgrantuspeace.

yāsā̎ṃ de  ̱vā di  ̱vi kṛṇ̱ vanti ̍ bha  ̱kṣaṃ yā  a ̱ntari ̍kṣe bahu  ̱dhā bhava ̍nti | yāḫ pṛ̍thi  ̱vim paya ̍so  ̱ndanti ̍ śu  ̱krās tā na  ̱ āpaś śāggas syo  ̱nā bha ̍vantu || ThoseWaterswhichintheheavensthegodsconsume,thosethatareabundantin theatmosphere. Thosethatinundatetheearthwiththeirliquid,thepureones;maythesewatersbekindandgrantus  peace.

ś  ̱ivena ̍ mā̱ cakṣu ̍ṣā paśyatāpaś ś  ̱ivayā̍ ta  ̱nuvopa ̍ spṛśata  ̱ tvaca ̍ṃ me | sarvāgu ̍ṁ agnīguṁ ra ̍psu  ̱ṣado ̍ huve vo  ̱ mayi  ̱ varco  ̱ bala  ̱m ojo  ̱ nidha ̍tta || With auspicious eyesgazeon me, O Waters;withauspiciousform, touch myskin; I invoke all the  principles of divine wisdom that dwell in the waters; confer on me enlightenment, strength and spiritualforce.(KrishnaYajurVeda5;6;1a-d)

pava ̍māna  ̱s suva  ̱rjana ̍ḥ | pa  ̱vitre ̍ṇ a ̱ vica ̍rṣaṇiḥ | yaḥ potā̱ sa pu ̍nātu mā | May Pavamana (Agni — the principle of enlightenment) with his purifying capabilities, popular amongstallpeoples,purifyustoday. (V.S.19;42)

pu  ̱nantu ̍ mā deva-ja  ̱nāḥ | pu  ̱nantu  ̱ mana ̍vo dhī̱yā | pu  ̱nantu  ̱ viśva ̍ āya  ̱vaḥ || PurifymeOgods,purifythethoughtsofmymind.Purifymeofallthingsthatbe.(V.S.19;39)

 jāta ̍vedaḥ pa  ̱vitra ̍vat | pa  ̱vitre ̍ṇa punāhi mā | śu  ̱kreṇa ̍ deva  ̱ dīdya ̍t | agne kratvā̱ kratū̱ gu  ̱ṃ ranu ̍ | O Radiant God the omniscient, asa filter; purify me, refulgent with your pure bright capacity to  purify—withpowersaccordingtoyourown. (V.S.19;40)

yatte ̍ pa  ̱vitra ̍m  a ̱rciṣi | agne  ̱ vita ̍tam anta  ̱rā | brahma  ̱ tena ̍ punīmahe || OAgniyour capacity topurifyis diffused throughallyourfiery glow.O Sacredknowledge! through  youmayIbecomepure.(V.S.19;41)

u  ̱ bhā bhyā̎m deva savitaḥ | pa  ̱vitre ̍na sa  ̱vena ̍ ca |  ̱idam brahma ̍ punīmahe | Godwhoimpels(toenlightenment),purifymebyboththese,purifyingpowerandsacrifice,andmayI bepurifiedthroughsacredknowledge.(V.S.19;43)

vai  ̱śva  ̱d e ̱vī pu ̍na  ̱tī devyāgā̎t | yasya ̍i va  ̱hvīs ta  ̱nuvo ̍ vī̱ta pṛṣṭhāḥ | tayā mada ̍ntas sadha  ̱m adye ̍ṣu | va  ̱yaggas syā̍m a ̱ pata ̍yo rayī̱ṇām ||

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Thepurifyinggoddesswhoisdeartoallgodshascome,shewhocontainsthesemanybeautifulforms. Throughhermayweinsacrificialbanquetsrejoice,andmaywebecomeprosperous.(V.S.19;44).

vai  ̱śvā̱n a ̱ro ra  ̱śmibhi ̍r mā punātu | vāta ̍ḥ prā̱ṇene ̍ṣ  ̱iro ma’yo bhūḥ | dyāvā̍ pṛthi  ̱vī payasā̱ payo  bhi ̍ ḥ | ṛṯ āva ̍rī ya  ̱ jñiye ̍ mā punītām || OInternalPrincipleofLifepurifymewithyourrays.OWind,withyourCosmicBreathpurifyme, invogoratingmethatImayattainhappiness.OHeavenandearth,withyourrainandwithyourwater sourcespurifyme,makemepureandfitforself-sacrifice.

 bṛẖ adbhi ̍s savita  ̱s tṛ bhi ̍ḥ | varṣi ̍ṣṭhair deva  ̱ manma  bhi ̍ ḥ| agne  ̱ dakṣai  ̎ḥ punāhi mā || By the three great Savitars ( Gayatris — prayers for enlightenment recited at morning, noon and dusk)mayIbemadepure,MaytheHighestandpreeminentGodbywisdompurifyme,OMysticFire byyourskillpurifyme.

yena ̍ de  ̱va apu ̍nata | yenāpo ̍ di  ̱vyaṅkaśa ̍ḥ | tena ̍ di  ̱vyena  ̱ brahma ̍ṇā | idam brahma ̍ punīmahe | MaythatDivineSpiritualKnowledge,thatishallowedbythegods,bywhichwater;bytheDivine Wisdom,mayWisdompurifythis.

yaḥ pā̍vamā̱nīr  a ̱dhyeti | ṛṣi  bhi ̍   ̱s sambhṛ̍t a ̱gu  ̱ṃ rasam  ̎ | sarva  ̱gu  ̱ṁ sa pū̱ tam a ̍śnāti | sva  ̱d  ̱itam mā̍t a ̱riśva ̍nā || Onewhostudies(andchants)thesePavamani verses; theessenceoftheknowledgegatheredbythe Rishis—becomespurified,hethenenjoysallthingsmadesweetbythetouchoftheMysticFire.

pā̱v a ̱mā̱nīr yo  a ̱dhyeti | ṛṣi  bhi ̍   ̱s sambhṛ̍t a ̱gu  ̱ṃ rasam  ̎ | tasmai  ̱ sara ̍svatī duhe | kṣī̱raguṃ sa  ̱rpir madhū̍da  ̱kam | Whoeverstudiestheverses,theessenceofknowledgestoredbytheSages.ForhimSarasvati(the  goddessofknowledge)poursforthmilk,butter,honeyandwater.

pā̱v a ̱mā̱nis sva  ̱styaya ̍nīḥ | su  ̱dughā̱ hi paya ̍svatīḥ | sambhṛ̍to rasa ̍ḥ | brā̱hma  ̱ṇeṣv-a  ̱mṛtagu ̍ṃ hi  ̱tam | ṛṣi  bhis ̍ Yea,forthepurifyingCosmicWisdom,flowsabundantly,exudingtheprincipleoflife,bringingusweal, spiritualsubstancestoredbythesages,thenectarofimmortalitydepositedwiththeBrahmins.

pa  ̱v a ̱mā̱nīr di ̍śantu naḥ |  ̱imam lo  ̱kam atho ̍  a ̱mum | kāmā̱n sama ̍rdhayantu naḥ | de  ̱vīr de  ̱vaiḥ sa  ̱mā bhṛ̍tāḥ || SomaytheMysticFirebestowonusthisworldandthenext,andgratifythedesiresofourhearts,so mayallthegoddessesalongwiththegods.

pā̱v a ̱mā̱nis sva  ̱styaya ̍nīḥ | su  ̱dughā̱ hi ghṛ̍t a ̱ścuta ̍ḥ | sambhṛ̍to rasa ̍ḥ | brā̱hma  ̱ṇeṣv-a  ̱mṛtagu ̍ṃ hi  ̱tam | ṛṣi  bhis ̍ Yea,forthepurifyingCosmicWisdom,flowsabundantly,exudingtheprincipleofsacrifice,bringingus weal, spiritual substance stored by the sages, the nectar of immortality deposited among the Brahmins,

yena ̍ de  ̱vāḥ pa  ̱vitre ̍ṇa | ā̱tmāna ̍m pu  ̱nate  ̱ sadā̎ | tena ̍ sa  ̱hasra ̍ dhāreṇa | pā̱v a ̱mā̱nyaḥ pu ̍nantu mā ||

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The purifying flood (of wisdom) whereby the gods ever purify themselves, with that Wisdom in a thousandcurrentsmaytheMysticFirepurifyus.

prā̱ jā̱p a ̱tyaṃ pa  ̱vitram  ̎ | ś a ̱todyā̍maguṁ hira  ̱ṇmayam  ̎ | tena ̍ brahma  ̱ vido ̍ va  ̱yam | pū̱ tam brahma ̍ punīmahe | ThatwhichisofferedtotheCreatorispure;withanhundredpreciousefforts,maywestrivetobecome Knowers-of-Brahman,maythatSpiritualWisdompurifyus.(S.V.Partii,5:8)

indra ̍s sunī̱tī sa  ̱ha mā̍ punātu | soma ̍s sva  ̱styā va ̍ruṇas sa  ̱mīcyā̎ | ya  ̱mo rā jā̎ pramṛṇ̱ ā bhi ̍ḥ punātu mā | jā̱tave ̍dā mo  ̱rjaya ̍ntyā punātu | oṃ bhūrbhuva  ̱suva ̍ḥ || MayIndra(TheMind)purifymewithgoodpolity,Soma(theMoon)withhealth,Varuna(TheCosmic Witness)withpropriety,Yamatheking(thePrincipleofDharma)withrestraint;andAgni(theMystic Fire)withenergy.

taccha  ̱ṃyo rāvṛ̍ṇīmahe | gā̱tuṃ ya  ̱ jñāya ̍ | gā̱tuṃ ya  ̱ jña-pa ̍taye | dai  ̱vī ̎ sva  ̱stir a ̍stu naḥ | sva  ̱stir mānu ̍ṣebhyaḥ | ū̱ rdhvaṃ ji ̍gātu bheṣ a ̱ jam | śanno ̍ astu dvi  ̱pade  ̎ | śaṃ catu ̍ṣpade || We worship the Supreme Being for the welfare of all. May we be free from all miseries and shortcomingssothatwemayalwayschantinthesacrificesandfortheLordofSacrifices.Maythe medicinalherbsgrowinpotency,sothatdiseasescanbecuredeffectively.Maythedevasgrantus  peace. May all human beings be happy, may all the birds and the beasts also be happy. Om Peace PeacePeace.

Varuṇa udvāsanam Prok ṣaṇam

de  ̱vasya ̍ tvā savi  ̱tuḥ pra ̍sa  ̱v e ̎ ’śvino  ̎r bā̱hubhyā̎ṃ pū̱ ṣṇo hastā bhy ̎ āguṁ sara ̍svatyai vā̱co ya  ̱ntur ya  ̱ntreṇā̱gnis tvā̱ sāmrā jyen ̎ ā̱ bhisi ̍ñcāmi | drupa  ̱dādi  ̱ venmu ̍mucā̱naḥ | svi  ̱nna-snā̱tvī malā̍d iva | pū̱ tam pa  ̱vitre ̍ṇ e ̱vā jyaṃ̎ | āpa ̍ś śundhantu  ̱ maina ̍saḥ | oṃ bhūrbhuvasuvaḥ x 3 || Impelled bytheLordSavita —theImpeller,withthearms oftheAshvins (RightKnowledge&Right  Action) and with the hands of Pushan — the Nourisher, with the voice of Sarasvati — Divine Knowledge, with the control of the Controller, I asperse with sovereignty. As one released from a  fetter, or cleansed by bathing after toil. As butter which has been purified through a filter, let this waterpurifymefromallsins.(VS.20;20)

Prāśanam

āpa  ̱ idvā u ̍ bheṣ a ̱ jīr āpo  ̎ amīva  ̱ cāta ̍nīḥ | āpa  ̱s sarva ̍sya bheṣ a ̱ jīs tā me  ̎ kṛṇvantu bheṣ a ̱ jam || These waters have their healingpowers. These watersdrive awaydisease (Spiritualimperfections). Thesewatershaveabalmforall,letthembeas(spiritual)medicineforyou.(RV.10.137.6)

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Laghu Puṇyāha Vācanam Invocation of Varuṇa nāga-pāśa-dharaṁ hṛṣṭaṁ raktaugha dyuti-vigraham | śaśāṅka dhavalaṁ dhyāyet varuṇaṁ makarāsanam || oṁ varuṇaṁ śveta-varṇaṁ ca pāśa-hastaṁ rujāsanam | mauktikālaṅkṛtaṁ devaṁ tīrtha nātham ahaṁ bhaje || asmin kalaśe varuṇaṁ dhyāyāmi āvāhayāmi sthāpayāmi gandhākṣata samarpayāmi | 

Offer 16 upacāras:—

 puṣ pa arcana - oṁ varuṇāya namaḥ, pracetase, surūpiṇe, apām-pataye,

makara-vāhanāya, aneka maṇi-bhūṣitāya, jalādhipataye, pāśa-hastāya, sakala-tīrthādhi-pataye | oṁ jala-bimbāya vidmahe, nīla-puruṣāya dhīmahi, tanno varuṇa pracodayāt oṁ namo namaste astu sphaṭika prabhāya suśveta-vastrāya, sumaṅgalāya supāśa-hastāya jhaṣāsanāya jalādhināthāya varuṇāya namo namaḥ || 

the mouth of the vessel with the right hand or show the aṅkusha mudra, or touch with a bunch of kuśa grass:—

śivā āpaḥ santu — santu śivā āpaḥ | saumanasyam astu — astu saumanasyam | akṣataṁ cāriṣṭaṁ cāstu — astvakṣatam ariṣṭam |  bhavadbhir anujñ ātaḥ puṇyāhaṃ vācayiṣye — vācyatām

||

puna ̍stvā ‘’di  ̱tyā ru  ̱drā vasa ̍va  ̱s sami ̍ndhatā̱m | puna ̍r bra  ̱hmāṇo ̍ vasunītha ya  ̱ jñaiḥ | ghṛṯ ena  ̱ tvaṃ ta  ̱nvaṁ vardhayasva | sa  ̱tyās sa ̍ntu yaja ̍mānasya  ̱ kāmā̎ḥ || (V.S. 12:44)  AgainlettheĀdityas,Rudras,Vaus,andBrahmanswith theirriteskindleyou,OblazingAgni;Wealth-bringer! Maytheofferedgheeincreaseyourbody:Maythe Sacrificer'swishescometrue.

 bho brāhmaṇā ! asya yajamānasya puṇyāhaṁ bhavanto bruvantu | oṁ puṇyāham astu x 3 sva  ̱sti mi ̍trā varuṇā sva  ̱sti pa ̍thye revati | sva  ̱sti na indra ̍ścā̱gniśca ̍ sva  ̱sti no ̍ adite kṛdhi ||

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Prosperus,Mitra,Varuna.OwealthyPathya,prosperus. IndraandAgni,prosperus;prosperusyou,OAditi.

 bho brāhmaṇā ! asya yajamānasya svasti bhavanto bruvantu || oṁ svastir astu x 3

ṛḏ hyāsmā̍ ha  ̱vyair nama ̍so pa  ̱sadya ̍ | mi  ̱traṁ de  ̱vaṃ mi ̍tra  ̱dheya ̍ṃ no astu |  a ̱nū̱ rā̱dhān ha  ̱viṣā̍ va  ̱rdhaya ̍ntaḥ | ś a ̱taṃ jīv̍ ema ś a ̱rada  ̱s-savīr̍ āḥ || Mayweprosper,havingapproachedwithoblationswithsalutations,maytheradiantSupremeBeing beoursupport.MayHisbliss-bestowingGracewithoblationseverincrease,mayweliveahundred autumnsinthecompanyofourheroes.TB.3.1.2.1a

 bho brāhmaṇā ! asya yajamānasya ṛddhiṁ bhavanto bruvantu oṁ ṛddhir astu x 3

ṛddhir-astu | saṁṛddhir-astu | puṇyāhaṁ samṛdhir-astu | śāntir-astu | puṣṭir-astu | tuṣṭir-asti | vṛddhir-astu | avighnam-astu | āyuṣyam-astu | ārogyam-astu | oṁ śivam astu | oṁ śivaṁ karmāstu | oṁ karma samṛddhir-astu | oṁ dharma samṛddhir-astu | oṁ veda samṛddhir-astu | oṁ śāstra samṛddhir-astu | oṁ dhana-dhānya samṛddhir-astu | oṁ putra pautra saṁpad-astu | oṁ iṣṭa-saṁpad-astu | oṁ sakala ariṣṭa nirasanamastu | oṁ yat pāpaṁ rogaṁ śokam akalyāṇaṁ tat dūre pratihatam-astu | oṁ śanno astu dvipade śaṁ catuṣpade || oṁ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ || ā bra ̍hman brāhma  ̱ṇo bra ̍hma varca  ̱sī jāyatā̱m asmin rā̱ṣṭre rā ja ̍   ̱nya ̍ iṣ a ̱vya ̍ś śūro ̍ mahāra  ̱tho jā̍yatā̱ṃ, dogdhrī̍ dhe  ̱nur voḍhā̍ 'na  ̱dhvān ā̱śus sapti  ̱ḥ pura ̍ndhri  ̱ yoṣā̍ ji  ̱ṣṇū ra ̍the  ̱ṣṭhās sa  ̱ bheyo  ̱ yuvā'sya yaja ̍mānasya vī̱ro  jā̍yatāṃ, nikā̱me ni ̍kāme naḥ pa  ̱rjanyo ̍ varṣatu pha  ̱linyo ̍ na oṣa ̍dhayaḥ pacyantāṃ yoga kṣ e ̱mo na ̍ḥ kalpatām || InthePriesthoodlettherebeborntheBrahmanaillustriouswithSpiritualKnowledge;Inthekingdom let there be born a prince, a skilledarcher, a heroand a great-car-warrior;the milchcow; the ox capableofbearingburdens;theswiftracehorse;theindustriouswoman;thevictoriouswarrior,the  youthfitforthe assemble.Tothissacrificermayaherobeborn.MayParjanyasendrainaccordingto our needs, may the plants ripenwithfruit and may acquisitionand preservation ofpossessions be securedforus.

taccha  ̱ṃyo rāvṛ̍ṇīmahe | gā̱tuṃ ya  ̱ jñāya ̍ | gā̱tuṃ ya  ̱ jña-pa ̍taye | dai  ̱vī ̎ sva  ̱stir a ̍stu naḥ | sva  ̱stir mānu ̍ṣebhyaḥ | ū̱ rdhvaṃ ji ̍gātu bheṣ a ̱ jam | śanno ̍ astu dvi  ̱pade  ̎ | śaṃ catu ̍ṣpade || We worship the Supreme Being for the welfare of all. May we be free from all miseries and shortcomingssothatwemayalwayschantinthesacrificesandfortheLordofSacrifices.Maythe medicinalherbsgrowinpotency,sothatdiseasescanbecuredeffectively.Maythedevasgrantus  peace. May all human beings be happy, may all the birds and the beasts also be happy. Om Peace PeacePeace.

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svāminaḥ manaḥ samādhīyatām — samāhita manasaḥ sma prasīdantu bhavantaḥ — prasannāḥ sma ||  

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Varuṇa udvāsanam Sprinkle everything with the holy water:—

apavitraḥ pavitro vā sarvā vasthāṃ gato'pi vā | yassmaret puṇḍarik āk ṣaṃ sa bāhya abhyantara śuciḥ || Whateverstateonemaybein;whetherrituallypureorimpure, oneisimmediatelypurifiedbyremembranceoftheLotus-eyedLordKrsna.

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M Aṅkūrārpaṇam M Saṅkalpaḥ — mama upāta samasta duritakṣaya dvāra śrī parameśvara

prītyartham, [adya bhagavad ā jñayā bhagavad kaiṅkarya rūpeṇa] ______ nakṣatre, ______ rāśau jātasya asya kumārasya śvaḥ/ adya kariṣyamāṇa ______ karma aṅgam aṅkūr arpaṇa karma kariṣye || 

Sprinkle the palikas beginning with the center one. Then invoke the deities:—

Centre; oṁ bhūḥ brahmāṇam āvāhayāmi | oṁ bhuvaḥ prajāpatim āvāhayāmi | oṁ suvaḥ hiraṇyagarbham āvāhayāmi | oṁ bhūr bhuvas suvaḥ caturmukham āvāhayāmi |  brahmaṇe idam āsanam || East; oṁ bhūḥ indram āvāhayāmi | oṁ bhuvaḥ vajrinam āvāhayāmi | oṁ suvaḥ śatakratu āvāhayāmi | oṁ bhūr bhuvas suvaḥ śacipatim āvāhayāmi | indrāya idam āsanam || South; oṁ bhūḥ yamam āvāhayāmi | oṁ bhuvaḥ vaivasvatam āvāhayāmi | oṁ suvaḥ pitṛpatim āvāhayāmi | oṁ bhūr bhuvas suvaḥ dharmarā jam āvāhayāmi | yamāya idam āsanam || West; oṁ bhūḥ varuṇam āvāhayāmi | oṁ bhuvaḥ pracetasam āvāhayāmi | oṁ suvaḥ surūpiṇam āvāhayāmi | oṁ bhūr bhuvas suvaḥ apāṃpatim āvāhayāmi | varuṇāya idam āsanam || North; oṁ bhūḥ somam āvāhayāmi | oṁ bhuvaḥ indum āvāhayāmi | oṁ suvaḥ niśākaram āvāhayāmi | oṁ bhūr bhuvas suvaḥ oṣadhīśam āvāhayāmi | somāya idam āsanam || upacāra;

 brahmādibhyo namaḥ | arghyam | pādyam | ācamaniyam | snānam |

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samastopacārān samarpayāmi || 

Take the vessel with the seeds and mix a little milk in it:—

diśāṃ patīṃ namasyāmi sarva kāma phala pradān | kurvantu saphalaṃ karma satata śubham || 

Invite the four brahmins to chant o ṣadhi sūktam:—

yā jā̱tā oṣa ̍dhayo de  ̱vebhya ̍s triyu  ̱guṁ pu  ̱rā | mandhā̍mi ba  ̱ bhrūṇā̍ mahāguṁ ś a ̱tan dhāmā̍ni sa  ̱pta ca

||

Theplantsbornthreegenerationsbeforethegods;ofthesevenbrownones;Icelebratethehundred& sevenabodes.

yā̱ḥ pha  ̱linī̱r yā a ̍pha  ̱lā a ̍pu  ̱ṣpā yāśca ̍ pu  ̱ṣpaṇīḥ̎ |  bṛha  ̱spa ̍ti prasūtā̱ stā no ̍ muñca  ̱tvaguṁ ha ̍saḥ || Thefruitful,thefruitless,thefloweringandtheflowerlessherbs;ImpelledbyBrihaspati,maytheyall  freeusfromtribulation.

oṣa ̍dhaya  ̱ḥ saṃ va ̍dante  ̱ some ̍na sa  ̱ha rā jñā̎ | yasmai ̍ ka  ̱roti ̍ brāhma  ̱ṇ staguṁ rā jan pārayāmasi

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TheherbsholdconversewithSomatheirkingsaying;“Theoneforwhomthebrahmanapreparesus, we,OKingshallweliberate” 

oṁ oṁ oṁ oṁ oṁ  

The with the following mantras sumangal ī s place seeds in the pālikas, cover with sand and sprinkle water:—

brahmaṇe namaḥ | ayaṃ bī ja avāpaḥ || indrāya namaḥ | ayaṃ bī ja avāpaḥ || yamāya namaḥ | ayaṃ bī ja avāpaḥ || varuṇāya namaḥ | ayaṃ bī ja avāpaḥ || somāya namaḥ | ayaṃ bī ja avāpaḥ || Cover them with darbha or a cloth. They can be discarded on the fifth or the seventh day.

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M Pratisar bandhanam M Saṅkalpaḥ — hariḥ oṁ tat sat śubhe śobhane muhūrte ________ nak ṣatre ________ rāśau jātasya ________ śarmanaḥ mama putrasya śvaḥ kariṣyamāṇa ________ karmāṅgaṁ pratisarbandhana karma laghu-rūpena kariṣye || 

Offer upacāras to the protective thread.

 J Jaappaa ye de  ̱vāḥ pu ̍ra  ̱s sado  ̱gni netrā rakṣo  ̱haṇ a ̱s tena ̍ḥ pāntu | te no ̍ vantu  ̱ tebhyo  ̱ nama  ̱stebhya  ̱ḥ svāhā̎ || ye de  ̱vāḥ da ̍kṣiṇ a ̱ sado ̍ yama netrā rakṣo  ̱haṇ a ̱s tena ̍ḥ pāntu | te no ̍ vantu  ̱ tebhyo  ̱ nama  ̱stebhya  ̱ḥ svāhā̎ || ye de  ̱vāḥ paścā̱t sada ̍s savi  ̱tra netrā rakṣo  ̱haṇ a ̱s tena ̍ḥ pāntu | te no ̍ vantu  ̱ tebhyo  ̱ nama  ̱stebhya  ̱ḥ svāhā̎ || ye de  ̱vāḥ u ̍ttara  ̱s sado  ̱ varu ̍ṇa netrā rakṣo  ̱haṇ a ̱s tena ̍ḥ pāntu | te no ̍ vantu  ̱ tebhyo  ̱ nama  ̱stebhya  ̱ḥ svāhā̎ || ye devāḥ u ̍pari  ̱ṣado  ̱ bṛha  ̱spati ̍ netrā rakṣo  ̱haṇ a ̱s tena ̍ḥ pāntu | te no ̍ vantu  ̱ tebhyo  ̱ nama  ̱stebhya  ̱ḥ svāhā̎ ||  a ̱gnaye ̍ rakṣo  ̱ghne svāhā̎ | ya  ̱māya ̍ rakṣo  ̱ghne svāhā̎ | sa  ̱v  ̱itre ra ̍kṣo  ̱ghne svāhā̎ || varu ̍ṇāya rakṣo  ̱ghne svāhā̎ |  bṛha  ̱spata ̍ye  ̱ rakṣo  ̱ghne svāhā̎ ||  a ̱gnirāyu ̍ṣmā̱ntsa vana  ̱spati  bhi ̍   ̱r āyu ̍ṣmā̱n tena  ̱ tvāyu  ̱ṣā yu ̍ṣmantaṁ karomi soma  ̱ āyu ̍ṣmā̱ntsa oṣa ̍dibhi  ̱r āyu ̍ṣmā̱n tena  ̱ tvāyu  ̱ṣā yu ̍ṣmantaṁ karomi | ya  ̱ jña āyu ̍ṣmā̱ntsa dakṣi ̍ṇā bhi  ̱r āyu ̍ṣmā̱n tena  ̱ tvāyu  ̱ṣā yu ̍ṣmantaṁ karomi |  brahma āyu ̍ṣmat tad brā̎hma  ̱ṇair āyu ̍ṣma  ̱t tena  ̱ tvāyu  ̱ṣā yu ̍ṣmantaṁ karomi de  ̱vā āyu ̍ṣmanta  ̱s te ̍’mṛte  ̱nāyu ̍ṣmantas tena  ̱ tvāyuṣā yu ̍ṣmantaṁ karomi | 

Tie the thread to his wrist with the following mantra:—

 ji  ̱taṃ te ̍ dakṣiṇ a ̱to vṛ̍ṣ a ̱ bha e ̍dhi  ̱ havya ̍ḥ | indro ̍ jayāti  ̱ na parā̍ jayātā adhirā̱ je rā ja ̍su rā jayāti || OBullwhomweinvoke!YouhaveconqueredtheregionofDeath!Indrashallconquer,heshallnot beconquered.Over-lordamongkingsshallherule.[TS.2.4.14.44] 

For women the thread is tied to the left wrist.

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A Aggnnii--m muuk  k hhaam m

M

1. Sthaṇḍila Nirmāṇam. Where the fire is to be established an altar [stha ṇḍila] is to be prepared using rice flour. The dimensions should be one cubit square. If a ku ṇḍā is being used then rice flour is sprinkled on the bottom of the pit.

2. Parisamūham. The sthaṇḍila is to be smoothed down with the hand. (in a ku ṇḍa the debris is cleared from the mekhalas (steps). All acts are done from left to right in the case of the Devas, and right to left in the case of the manes.

3. Rekhā Kriya. Using the handle of the spoon draw three lines from West to East, and bisecting them from South to North. With the thumb and index finger of the right hand a pinch of earth is taken from the centre and cast towards the South-West.

4. Abhyuk ṣaṇam. The sthaṇḍila is sprinkled with water using a flower

5. Agni-sthāpanam. A few twigs are placed on the stha ṇḍile. The fire is kindled using a few camphor blocks in a copper dish, this is circled around the fire three times and then placed on top of the twigs on the sthaṇḍila.

ca  ̱ndramā̱ mana ̍so jā̱taḥ | cakṣo  ̱s-sūryo ajāyata | mukhā̱d indra ̍ś cā̱gniś ca ̍ | prā̱ṇād vā̱yur a  j̍ āyata || TheMoonwascreatedfromHismind,andfromHiseyetheSunhadbirth. FromHismouthwereIndraandAgniborn,fromHisbreathcamethewind.

oṃ bhūrbhuvassuvaḥ ________ nāma2 agniṃ sthāpayāmi Water and ak ṣata are sprinkled on the dish that was used to bring the fire.

6. Agnim Prajvalanam. The fire is fed with some more small twigs.

7. Paristaraṇam. Darbha grass in three or five layers is placed around the fire. In the East with the points to the North. In the South with the points to the East. In the West with the points to the North, and in the North with the points to the East.

 2 The fire is named as per the sa ṁsk āra: vivāha —  yojaka; caturthi— ś ikhi; garbhadāna — marutaḥ; puṃsavana — candra /   pavamāna; s ī manta — maṅgala; jātakarma —  pragalbha  prabalaḥ; nāmakaraṇa —  pārthiva; annaprāśana - ś uciḥ; cauḷa — sabhya; godāna — sūrya;  /  samavartana – k ṣaya.

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8. Pātra Sādhanam. To the North of the fire on a layer of darbha grass arrange in pairs the vessels to be used. They are placed upside down; the spoons, ā jyasthāli, prok ṣaṇi pātra, praṇī tā patra and the bunch of fuel 12 sticks tied with a piece of string.

9. Brahma Varaṇam. On a seat to the South of the fire the Br āhmaṇa priest is asked to be seated.

asmin homa karmaṇi brahmāṇaṁ tvāṁ vṛṇe | If no brāhma±a priest is available then a kûrca (bunch of darbha) or a flower is placed on the seat and Brahma is invoked;

oṁ khaṁ brahmaṇe namaḥ sakalārādhanai svarcitam ||

10. Prokṣaṇi pātra sādhanam The prok ṣaṇi pātra (vessel for sprinkling) is filled with water. Two pieces of darbha grass with their points in tact and about a span in length are used to purify the water. This water is then poured into the pra ṇī ta patra and then refilled.

11. Praṇītā patre Varuṇa āvāhaṇam. Ak ṣata and a flower is worshipped.

placed in the praṇī ta patra and Varuṇa is

12. ā jya saṃskāra.

invoked into it and

oṃ varuṇāya namaḥ

The ghee is purified in this manner. First check to see that there is no impure thing in the ghee. A pavitri made of two darbha blades is passed through it, the knot released and the pavitri is thrown into the fire. A few coals or burning sticks are removed from the fire and place to the South-east. The ā jyasthāli (ghee vessel) is placed thereupon and a burning blade of darbha grass (or a stick) is waved around it. The ā jya is then purified by showing the dhenu mudra. The coals are returned to the fire.

13. Sruk-sruvau Saṃskāra. The sacrificial ladles are taken and heated in the fire. They are wiped down with darbha grass, reheated and then sprinkled with water. They are placed to the right.

14. Paridhi Paridadh ānam. Four pieces of wood a cubit in length are placed around the fire.

15. Parisiñcanam. Water is sprinkled around the fire using a flower

South — oṃ adi   ̱te'nu ̍manyasva West — oṃ anu ̍ma   ̱te'nu ̍manyasva North — sarasvate'nu ̍manyasva All sides — deva savita   ̱ḥ prasu ̍va OEarthpleaseallowmetoobtainthekingdom.OWifeoftheDeva,whowillinglysupportsallactions allowmetoobtainwhatIdesire.OSarasvati-goddessofspeech,pleaseallowmetoobtainwhatI desire,OSavitawhoimpelsallbeings,incitemetosacrifice.

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16. Agner Dhyanam. Using the Agni b ī   jam visualise Agni seated within your heart.

oṃ raṃ agnaye namaḥ meṣāruḍham ca vakrāṅgam jātaveda samanvayam | dvi-śī rṣaṃ sapta-hastaṃ tri-pādaṃ sapta-jihvakam varadaṃ śakti-pāṇiṃ ca bibhrāṇām sruk-sruvau tathā || abh ī tidam carma-dharam vāme-cā jya-dharaṃ kare || IcontemplateLordAgniwhoridesuponaram,whoselimbsaretwistedandwhoisendowedwith omniscience, who has two heads, and seven arms, three feet and seven tongues, He shows us the  gesture of munificence, and bears the shakti weapon and the two ladles, he shows us the gesture of  protectionandcarriesthevesselfullofghee.

ca  ̱tvāri  ̱ śṛṅgā̱ trayo ̍'sya  ̱ pādā̱ dve śī̱rṣe sa  ̱pta hastā̍so'sya | tridhā̍ baddho vṛṣ̱ abho ro ̍ravīti ma  ̱ho de  ̱vo martyā̱gu  ̱ṁ āvi ̍veśa |  e ̱ṣa hi de  ̱vaḥ pra  ̱diśo’nu  ̱ sarvā̱ḥ pūrvo ̍ hi jā̱tassa u  ̱ garbhe ̍  a ̱ntaḥ | sa vi  ̱ jāya ̍mānassa jani  ̱ṣyamā̍ṇaḥ pra  ̱tyaṅ mukhā̎ stiṣṭhati vi  ̱śvato ̍-mukhaḥ || he agne prāṅ mukho deva mamā bhimukho bhava || TheGreatDeityAgnihascomedowntomenandisattendedbysacrifices,hehasthefourVedasasHis horns, the three svaras as his feet,Brahmodanaand Pravargya are his two heads, the sevenvedic metersarehissevenhands.HeisregulatedbytheMantra,KalpaandBrahmana;Heisthebestowerof  fortune. Heissungwithandwithout musicbythehymnsoftheRg,Yajus andSamabythesacrificial  priests suchastheHota. Self-resplendentParamatmarealisedbythewise havingbeenpresent inall quarterswasbornasHiranyagarbhainthebeginningofcreation.HeisthesameParamatma.Hehas beenbornasDevas,beastsetc;andwillbebornassuchinfuturetoo.Heistheindwellerofthehearts ofallbeings,isthewitnesstoallandtheinciterofaction.OAgniofdivinesplendor,pleasebeseatedin theeasterndirectionandbewelldisposedtowardsme. 

Offer ak ṣata and flowers in the eight directions around the ku ṇḍa —

East South-east South South-west West North-west North North-east Centre

om agnaye namaḥ om jātavedase om sahojase om ajirāprabhave om vaiśvānarāya om naryāpase om panktirādhase om visarpiṇe om yajña puruṣāya

17. Alankāram. 

Worship the regents of space situated around the fire by placing flowers in the respective directions. East South-east South South-west West

indrāya namaḥ agnaye, namaḥ yamāya, namaḥ niṛṛtaye namaḥ varuṇāya, namaḥ

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vāyave, namaḥ somāya, namaḥ  īśānāya namaḥ

North-west North North-east

18. Samidha dānam. The yajamana stands and faces the br āhmin and says the following and then places the bundle of  fuel upon the fire.

asmin homa karmaṇi brahman idhmam ādhāsye || ādhatsva! ||

19. āghāra. Silently meditating on Prajapati offer a stream of ghee from the North-east to the South-east

oṃ prajāpataye svāhā | prajāpataye idaṃ na mama Then a second stream to Indra from the South-west to the North-east.

oṃ indrāya svāhā | indrāya idaṃ na mama

20. ā jya-bhāgam. In the above manner offer two oblations. One to Agni and the other to Soma.

oṃ agnaye svāhā | agnaye idaṃ na mama om somāya svāhā | somāya idam na mama

21. Vyāhṛti Homaḥ. om bhūssvāhā | agnaye idam na mama | oṃ bhuvassvāhā | vāyave ida na mama om suvassvāhā | sūryāya idam na mama

To the South; To the North: Centre;

22. Prāyaścitta homam asmin ________ homa karmaṇi saṅkalpa prabhṛti etat kṣaṇ paryantam madhye saṁ bhāvita samasta doṣa prāyaścittārthaṁ sarva prāyaścittaṁ hoṣyāmi | Om bhūr-bhuvas-suvas-svah ā — prajāpataye idam na mama. 23. Pradhāna Homa Now proceed with the principle oblations

U Uttttaarrāṅggaam m Conclusion

prajā̍pate  ̱ na tvad  e ̱tānyanyo viśvā̍ jā̱tāni  ̱ pari  ̱ tā ba  bh ̍ ūva | yat kā̍mas te  ̱  juhu  ̱mas tanno ̍ astu va  ̱yaguṁ syā̍ma pata ̍yo rayī̱ṇāguṁ svāhā̎ || prajāpataya idam na mama ||

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OLordofBeings,youalonecancomprehendallthesecreatedforms,andnonebesideyou.Grantusour heart'sdesirewhenweinvokeyou,maywebecomethelordsofrichpossessions.(VS.10;20)

om bhūssvāhā | agnaye idam na mama | OmtothematerialplaneAllHail!

oṃ bhuvassvāhā | vāyave ida na mama OmtotheAstralrealmAllHail!

om suvassvāhā | sūryāya idam na mama OmtothetranscendentalrealmAllHail!

yad a ̍sya  ̱ karma  ̱ṇo ’tyarīr̍ ica  ̱ṃ yad vā̱ nyū̍nam  ̱ihāka ̍ram | agniṣṭ a ̱t sviṣṭ a ̱kṛd vidvān sarvaguṁ svi ̍ṣṭ a ̱guṁ suhu ̍tam karotu  ̱ svāhā | agnaye sviṣṭakṛtedam na mama | Whatevertherehasbeendonethatissuperfluousordeficientinthissacrifice,youknowitall,please acceptitascompleteOAgniSvistakrta.

24. Paridhi parihara ṇam; 

Offer the paridhis into the fire after having dipped them in ghee; the middle one first followed by the three others.

25. Samsrāva Homaḥ 

Fill the sruva with ghee then cover with the sruk then offer a continuous stream of ghee;

svāhā̎ | vasubhyo rudrebhya āditebhyaḥ saṃsrāva bhāgebhyaḥ idam na mama |  AllHail!TotheVaus,theRudrasandtheAdityasIofferthisoblation.

om bhūr-bhuvas-suvas-sv āhā | prajāpataye idam na mama | ToThePhysical,MentalandSpiritualrealmsAllHail,totheLordofCreationImakethisoffering.

PPrrāyyaaścciittttaa  Atonement Saṅkalpaḥ — oṃ pūrvokta guṇa viśeṣeṇa visiṣṭhāyāṃ asyāṃ śubha tithau

 bhagavad ā jñayā bhagavad kaiṅkarya rūpeṇa asmin karmaṇi avijñāta prāyaścitta ādīni kariṣye ||

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homa

On this auspicious day characterized by the afore mentioned Astrological parameters, with the sanctionoftheSupremePersonandasservicetoHimalone,inthisriteof.................Ishallnowmake theatonementofferings.

anā jñā̎taṃ yad ajñā̍taṃ yā̱ jñasya kri  ̱yate  ̱ mithu ̍ | agne  ̎ tada ̍sya ka  ̱lpa  ̱y a ̱ tvaguṁ hi vettha ̍ ya  ̱thā̱ tathagass svāhā̎ || agnayedam na mama || WhatevererrorImayhavecommittedinthissacrifice,knowinglyorunknowingly,OAgniyouknow  fullwell,pleaseamenditandmakeitperfect.(TB.3.7.11.5.)

puru ̍ṣa sammito ya  ̱ jño ya  ̱ jñaḥ puru ̍ṣa sammitaḥ | agne  ̎ tada ̍sya ka  ̱lpa  ̱y a ̱ tvaguṁ hi vettha ̍ yathā̱ tathagass svāhā̎ || agnayedam na mama ||

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TheSupremeLordiscoequal with Sacrifice,theSacrificeiscoequal with theLord. OAgniyouknow  fullwell,pleaseamenditandmakeitperfect.(TB.3.7.11.5)

yat pā̍k a ̱tra manasā dī̱na da ̍kṣā̱ na | ya  ̱ jñasya ̍ ma  ̱nvate ̍ martā̍saḥ | agni  ̱ṣṭad hotā̎ kra  ̱tu  ̱-vid vijā̱nan yaji ̍ṣṭho de  ̱vāguṁ kra  ̱tu  ̱śo ya  j̍ āti  ̱ svāhā̎ || agnayedam na mama || Since we humans of feeble energies, with immature minds, are unacquainted with the correct  procedure of sacrifice, may the Mystic Fire who is skilled in the rites, well knowing all that is to be done,thebestofferer,offerworship(onourbehalf)accordingtofitseason.(RV.10.2.5a)

om bhūssvāhā | agnaye idam na mama || oṃ bhuvassvāhā | vāyave ida na mama || om suvassvāhā | sūryāya idam na mama || Saṅkalpaḥ — asmin homa karmaṇi madhye saṃ bhāvita samasta doṣa

prāyaścittārthaṃ sarva prāyaścittam hoṣyāmi

ForallshortcomingsthatoccurredduringthecourseofthissacrificeInowofferfinalatonementand expiation.

om bhūr-bhuvas-suvas-sv āhā | prajāpataye idam na mama || OmTothephysical,mentalandtranscendentalrealmsAllHail! 

om śrīviṣṇave-svāhā | viṣṇave paramātmane idam na mama || Om,TotheOmnipresentLordAllHail!

oṃ rudrāya paśupataye svāhā | rudrāya paśupataye idaṃ na mama || Om,TotheDestroyer,theLordofallbeings,AllHail!

PPūrrṇaahhuuttii Final Offering Saṅkalpaḥ — oṃ pūrvokta guṇa vi śeṣeṇa visiṣṭhāyāṃ asyāṃ śubha tithau

 bhagavad ā jñayā bhagavad kaiṅkarya rūpeṇa asmin ________ homa karmaṇaḥ saṃpūrṇa phala prāptyārthaṃ ________ nāmāgnau pūrṇāhutiṃ hoṣyāmi | tadanantaraṃ sāṅgata siddhyarthaṃ vāsordhārāṃ hoṣyāmi ||

On this auspicious day characterized by the afore mentioned Astrological parameters, with the sanctionoftheSupremePersonandasservicetoHimalone,inthisriteof.................inthefirenamed .................Ishallmakethefinaloffering.ThereafterIshall,forthesuccessoftheritualmaketheoffering calledvasordhara. 

oṃ pū̱ rṇāhu  ̱tim u ̍tta  ̱māṃ ju ̍hoti | sarva  ̱ṃ vai pū̎rṇā-hu  ̱tiḥ | sarva ̍m evāpno ̍ti | atho ̍   ̱iyaṃ vai pū̎rṇā-hu  ̱tiḥ |  a ̱syām  e ̱va prati-tiṣṭhati ̍ svāhā̎ || agnaye vauṣaṭh ||

He sacrifices the best of final oblations; Totality is the final oblation; through that everything is obtained;thereforeisthis,thatfinaloblation;inthisisitestablished.

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Vasordhāra Homaḥ

oṃ sapta  ̱ te ̍ agne sa  ̱midha ̍s sa  ̱pta   ̱jihvās sapta ṛ̍ṣayaḥ sapta  ̱ dhāma ̍ pri  ̱yāṇi ̍ | sa  ̱pta hotrā̎ sapta  ̱-dhā tvā̍ ya  ̱ ja  ̱nti  ̱ sa  ̱pta yoni  ̱r āpṛ̍ṇasva ghṛṯ  e ̱n a ̱ svāhā̎ || agnaye saptavatedaṃ na mama || Sevenare your faggotsO Agni, sevenyour tongues, seventheseers andseventhebelovedlocations. Seven are the priests that oblate toyou, sevenarethe sources, with this oblationof ghee grant us  protection. (KYV.1.5.3.2)

Prāṇāyāma & Pariśecanam

adi  ̱te’nva ̍magass sthāḥ | anuma  ̱te’nva ̍magass sthāḥ | sara ̍sva  ̱te’nva ̍magass sthāḥ | deva ̍ savi  ̱taḥ prāsā̍vīḥ ||  Aditi has granted us permission, Anumati has granted permission. Sarasvati has granted  permission,DevaSavitahasimpelledus. 

Valediction of Varuna from the pranita patra

varuṇāya namaḥ sakala arādhanai svarcitam | yathā-sthānam …. OVarunaIofferyouallmyhomage,pleasedepartwhereyouwill,forGlory,well-beingandthe hopethatyouwillreturn. 

Pouring out of the water

prācyā̎ṁ di  ̱śī de  ̱vā   ̱rtvijo ̍ mārjayantām ||

Intheeasternquartermaythegods,thepriestsmakemebright.

dakṣiṇa ̍sya di  ̱śī māsā̎ḥ pi  ̱taro ̍ mārjayantām ||

Inthesouthernquartermaythemonths,themanesmakemeillustrious.

pratīcyā̎ṁ di  ̱śī gr  ̱hāḥ paśavo ̍ mārjayantām ||

Inthewesternquartermaythehouses,thecattlemakemeillustrious.

udīcyā̎ṁ di  ̱śyāpa  ̱ oṣa ̍dhayo  ̱ mārjayantām ||

Inthenorthernquartermaythewaters,theplants,thetreesmakemeillustrious.

ūrdhvāyā̎ṁ di  ̱śī ya  ̱ jña sa ̍ṁva  ̱tsaro ya  ̱ jña-patir mārjayantām || Inthezenithmaythesacrifice,theyear,theLordofSacrificemakemeillustrious.

oṁ va  ̱iśvā̱n a ̱rāya ̍ vi  ̱dmahe ̍ | lālī̱lāya ̍ dhīmahi | tanno ̍ agniḥ praco  ̱dayā̎t || WecognizetheMysticFirewithinthesoulofallbeings,maythatIlluminatorenlightenus.

Homage to Agni

agne  ̱ naya ̍ su  ̱pathā̎ rā̱ye  a ̱smān viśvā̍ni deva va  ̱yunā̍ni vi  ̱dvan | yu  ̱yo  ̱dhya  ̱smaj-ju ̍hurā̱ṇam eno  ̱ bhūyi ̍ṣṭhānte  ̱ nama ̍ uktim vidhema || oṁ agnaye namaḥ agniṁ ātmanyudv āsayāmi ||

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ORefulgentAgniyoupossessallkindsofknowledgeandarethereforewise.Leadusinagoodly  path tothewealth ofBeatitude.Keepawayfromuscorrupting sinwhichstands inthewayof ourattainment.Weofferyoumanysalutations. OmObeisancetoAgni-Ireturnyoutoyourplacewithinmyheart 

Prārthana

namaste gārhapatyāya namaste dakṣiṇāgnaye | nama āhavanīyāya mahā vedyāi namo namaḥ || ReverencetotheGarhapatyafire,reverencetothedakshinafire.ReverencetotheAhavaniyafireand totheMainAltarIpayrepeatedreverence.

kāṇḍa dvaya upapādhyāya karma brahma svar ūpiṇam | svarga apavarga r ūpāya yajñeśāya namo namaḥ || IpaymyobeisancestotheLordofSacrificeswhoismanifestintheformofthetwindivisionsofthe VedasrelatingtoAction(karma-kanda)andtoKnowledge(Brahma-kanda)whicharethecausesof heavenandliberationrespectively.

yajñeśācyuta govinda mādhava anata keśava | kṛṣṇa viṣṇo hṛṣīkeśa vāsudeva namo'stu te || SalutationstoyouOKrishna,theLordofSacrifice,TheAll-pervadingOne,theLord-of-the-senses,the EternalOne,theConsortofLakshmi,theIndweller,andLordoftheUniverse.

mantra hīnaṃ kriya hīnaṃ bhakti hīnaṃ hutāśana | yad hutaṃ tu mayā deva paripūrṇaṃ tad astu te || Deficientasthissacrificeisinformulae,methodologyanddevotionOAgni!WhateverIhaveoffered myLord,letitbeacceptabletoyou.

prāyaścitta anya śeṣāṇi tapaḥ karmātma kāni vai | yāni teṣām aśeṣāṇāṃ kṛṣṇa anusmaraṇaṃ param || There is no other expiation in austerities and other actions whereby everything that is deficient becomeswholeotherthanbytheremembranceofthenameofKrishna.

yasya smṛtya cā nāmokta tapaḥ yajña kriyādiṣu | nyūnam sampūrṇatām yāti sadyo vande tam acyutam || oṃ śrī kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa

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M 

A Auuppāssaannaa H Hoom maa

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Wash the feet and do acamanam twice and then wear the pavitri.

Saṅkalpaḥ — oṃ pūrvokta guṇa viśeṣeṇa visiṣṭhāyāṃ asyāṃ śubha tithau bhagavad ā jñayā bhagavad pr ī tyārtham rūpeṇa prātar aupāsana homam karisye || On this auspicious day characterized by the afore mentioned Astrological parameters, with the sanctionoftheSupremeLordandinordertopleasehim,Ishallmakethemonring/eveningoblation intothesacredfire.

1. Parisecanam 2. Agni Dhyānam 3. Agni alaṅk āram 4. Parisecanam 5. The Oblations The Gṛhasta says to his wife; The wife answers;

hoṣyāmi  juhudhi

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The Gṛhasta takes a handful of rice in the left hand and sprinkles water on it with the right hand. He then takes half the quantity in the right hand and offers it with the first mantra allowing the rice to trickle through the fingers. The with the second mantra offer the remaining portion. Offer oblations of ghee with the remaining 4 mantras.

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[N.B. The two rice offerings should not be allowed to mix together in the fire.]

Morning

oṁ sūryāya svāhā | sūryāya idam na mama | om agnaye sviṣṭak ṛte svāhā |

Evening

oṃ agnaye svāhā | agnaye idaṃ na mama ||

To the South; To the North: Centre;

om bhūssvāhā | agnaye idaṁ na mama || oṃ bhuvassvāhā | vāyave idaṁ na mama || om suvassvāhā | sūryāya idaṁ na mama ||

Om bhūr-bhuvas-suvas-svahā — prajāpataye idam na mama || 6. Parisecanam; 7. Pūrṇā Huti; The final offering consists of a samit and two blades of darbha grass. om śr ī  viṣṇave-svāhā | viṣṇave paramātmane idam na mama || 8. Obeisance 

When the rice is all burnt the sacrificer rises and with folded palms salutes the fire;

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agne  ̱ naya ̍ su  ̱pathā̎ rā̱ye  a ̱smān viśvā̍ni deva va  ̱yunā̍ni vi  ̱dvan | yu  ̱yo  ̱∞ya  ̱smaj-ju ̍hurā̱ṇam eno  ̱ ∫ūyi ̍ṣṭhānte  ̱ nama ̍ uktiṁ vi∞ema || OAgni,leadus,alongtheauspiciouspathtoprosperity,OGod,whoknowestallourdeeds.Takeaway  fromusdeceitfulsins.Weshalloffermanyprayersuntoyou.

mantra h ī naṃ kriya h ī naṃ bhakti h ī naṃ hutāśana | yad hutaṃ tu mayā deva paripūrṇaṃ tad astu te || Deficientasthissacrificeisinformulae,methodologyanddevotionOAgni! WhateverIhaveofferedmyLord,letitbeacceptabletothee.

prāyaścitta anya śeṣāṇi tapaḥ karmātma k āni vai | yāni teṣām aśeṣāṇāṃ k ṛṣṇa anusmaraṇaṃ param || Thereisnootherexpiationinausteritiesandotheractionswherebyeverythingthatis deficientbecomeswholeotherthanbytheremembranceofthenameofKrishna.

Oṃ śr ī  k ṛṣṇa k ṛṣṇa k ṛṣṇa

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V Viicccchhiinnnnaa--aauuppāssaannaa aaggnnii S Saannddhhānnaam m

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Wash hands and feet, acamanam, pavitri-dh āraṇan, ak ṣata-gṛahaṇam

anujñā sarvebhyo śr ī  vaiṣṇavebhyo namaḥ — offer ak ṣata & dak ṣiṇa to the brahmins aśeṣa he pariṣat bhavat pāda mūle mayā samarpitāṃ imāṃ sauvarṇī m yatkiñcid dak ṣiṇāṃ yathokta dak ṣiṇātvena sv ī k ṛtya, āvayoḥ vicchinna aupāsana agnisandhānaṃ kartuṃ yogyatā siddhirastviti bhavanto mahānto'nugṛhṇantu || tathāstu yogyatā siddhirastu.

śr īśaileśa dayāpātram dh ī bhaktyādi guṇārṇavam yatindra pravaṇam vande ramyajāmātara munim śuklāṃ baradharam -------- yasya dviradha vaktrād saṅkalpaṃ — ...... asyāṃ śubha tithau śr ī bhagavadā jñayā bhagavad kaiṅkarya rūpeṇa vicchinna aupāsanāgni sandhānaṃ kariṣye || 

On behalf of the wife repeat sa ṅkalpa:—

āvayoḥ aupāsanāgnim ādhāsye vicchinna sandhānārthaṃ || k ṛtañca .................

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balamantra ......... sāttvika tyāgam ............ Agnimukham

Pradhāna Homam ……… agnis-siddhyārthaṁ vyāhṛti homam kariṣye | 

With the pradhāna darvi take ghee four times and offer with the vyahrtis

To the South; To the North: Centre;

om bhūssvāhā | agnaye idam na mama | oṃ bhuvassvāhā | vāyave ida na mama om suvassvāhā | sūryāya idam na mama Om bhūr-bhuvas-suvas-svah ā — prajāpataye idam na mama.

saṅkalpaḥ — hariḥ oṁ tatsat | ….. aneka k āla sāyaṁ prātar aupāsana akaraṇa prāyaścittārtham sarva prāyaścittaṁ hoṣyāmi || 

Offer 3 oblations with

anā jñā̎taṃ yad ajñā̍taṃ yā̱ jñasya kri  ̱yate  ̱ mithu ̍ | agne  ̎ tada ̍sya ka  ̱lpa  ̱y a ̱ tvaguṁ hi vettha ̍ ya  ̱thā̱ tathagass svāhā̎ ||agnayedam na mama | WhatevererrorImayhavecommittedinthissacrifice,knowinglyorunknowingly,OAgniyouknow  fullwell,pleaseamenditandmakeitperfect.(TB.3.7.11.5.)

puru ̍ṣa sammito ya  ̱ jño ya  ̱ jñaḥ puru ̍ṣa sammitaḥ | agne  ̎ tada ̍sya ka  ̱lpa  ̱y a ̱ tvaguṁ hi vettha ̍ yathā̱ tathagass svāhā̎ || agnayedam na mama | TheSupremeLordiscoequal with Sacrifice,theSacrificeiscoequalwiththe Lord.O Agniyouknow  fullwell,pleaseamenditandmakeitperfect.(TB.3.7.11.5)

yat pā̍k a ̱tra manasā dī̱na da ̍kṣā̱ na | ya  ̱ jñasya ̍ ma  ̱nvate ̍ martā̍saḥ | agni  ̱ṣṭad hotā̎ kra  ̱tu  ̱-vid vijā̱nan yaji ̍ṣṭho de  ̱vāguṁ kra  ̱tu  ̱śo ya  j̍ āti  ̱ svāhā̎ || agnayedam na mama || Since we humans of feeble energies, with immature minds, are unacquainted with the correct  procedure of sacrifice, may the Mystic Fire who is skilled in the rites, well knowing all that is to be done,thebestofferer,offerworship(onourbehalf)accordingtofitseason.(RV.10.2.5a)

Saṅkalpaḥ — upavāsa vikalpena coditā ayāśca homaṁ kariṣye ||

ā̱yāścā̱gne ’sya ̍n abhiś a ̱stīśca sa  ̱tyam i ̍tva mayā asi | aya ̍sā manasā dhr  ̱to  ̎’yasā̍ ha  ̱vyam ūhiṣ e ̱’yāno ̍ dhehi bheṣ a ̱ jagass sv āhā̎ | agne ayase idaṁ na mama ||

OMysticFiregiverofrefugeareyou,irreproachable,intruththerefugeofthedevotees.Wemeditate uponyouinourminds,OBearer-of-oblations,grantuntoushealingremedies.(ApMB.1.5.18)

puna ̍stvā ‘’di  ̱tyā ru  ̱drā vasa ̍va  ̱s sami ̍ndhatā̱m | puna ̍r bra  ̱hmāṇo ̍ vasunītha ya  ̱ jñaiḥ |

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ghṛṯ ena  ̱ tvaṃ ta  ̱nvaṁ vardhayasva | sa  ̱tyās sa ̍ntu yaja ̍mānasya  ̱ kāmā̱s svāhā̎ | agnaye vasunīthāyedaṁ ||  AgainlettheĀdityas,Rudras,Vaus,andBrahmanswiththeirriteskindleyou,OblazingAgni;Wealthbringer!Maytheofferedgheeincreaseyourbody:MaytheSacrificer'swishescometrue. (V.S.12:44)

mano  ̱ jyotir ju ̍ṣatā̱m ā jya  ̱ṁ vicchi ̍nnaṁ ya  ̱ jñaguṁ-sami  ̱maṁ da ̍dhātu | yā  ̱iṣṭā u  ̱ṣaso ̍ ni  ̱mruca ̍śca  ̱ tās sanda ̍dhāmi ha  ̱viṣā̍ ghṛte ̍na  ̱ svāhā̎ || manase  jyotiṣe idam na mama || yanma ̍ ā̱tmano ̍ mi  ̱ndā bhū̍d  a ̱gnis tat puna  ̱r āhā̎r jā̱tave ̍dā̱ vica ̍rṣiṇ  ̱is svāhā || agnaye jātāvedasa idaṁ na mama || puna ̍r  a ̱gniś cakṣu ̍radā̱t puna  ̱r indro  ̱ bṛha  ̱spatiḥ | puna ̍r me aśvinā yu  ̱vaṁ cakṣu  ̱r ādha ̍ttam  a ̱kṣyos svāhā̎ || agni indra bṛhaspatyaśvibhyām idam na mama || tantu ̍ṁ ta  ̱nvan raja ̍so bhā̱num anvi ̍hi  ̱ jyoti ̍ṣmataḥ pa  ̱tho ra ̍kṣadhi  ̱yā kṛtān |  a ̱nu  ̱lba  ̱ṇaṁ va ̍yata  ̱ jogu ̍vā̱mapo  ̱ manu ̍r bhava ja  ̱nayā̱ daivya  ̱ṁ janagga  ̱s svāhā̱ | agnaye tantumata idam na mama || Saṅkalpaḥ — asmin agni sandhāna homa karmaṇi madhye saṃbhāvita mantra tantra devatā viparyās nyūnātireka svarāk ṣara pada bhṛeṣa samasta doṣa prāyaścittārthaṃ sarva prāyaścittam hoṣyāmi || ForallshortcomingsthatoccurredduringthecourseofthisreparationInowofferfinalatonement andexpiation.

om bhūssvāhā | agnaye idam na mama | OmtothematerialplaneAllHail! 

oṃ bhuvassvāhā | vāyave ida na mama OmtotheAstralrealmAllHail! 

om suvassvāhā | sūryāya idam na mama OmtothetranscendentalrealmAllHail! 

Saṅkalpaḥ — asmin agni sandhāna homa karmaṇi madhye saṃbhāvita samasta doṣa prāyaścittārthaṃ sarva prāyaścittam hoṣyāmi ForallshortcomingsthatoccurredduringthecourseofthisreparationInowofferfinalatonement andexpiation.

anā jñā̎taṃ yad ajñā̍taṃ yā̱ jñasya kri  ̱yate  ̱ mithu ̍ | agne  ̎ tada ̍sya ka  ̱lpa  ̱y a ̱ tvaguṁ hi vettha ̍ ya  ̱thā̱ tathagass svāhā̎ ||agnayedam na mama | WhatevererrorImayhavecommittedinthissacrifice,knowinglyorunknowingly,OAgniyouknow  fullwell,pleaseamenditandmakeitperfect.(TB.3.7.11.5.)

puru ̍ṣa sammito ya  ̱ jño ya  ̱ jñaḥ puru ̍ṣa sammitaḥ | agne  ̎ tada ̍sya ka  ̱lpa  ̱y a ̱ tvaguṁ hi vettha ̍ yathā̱ tathagass svāhā̎ || agnayedam na mama | TheSupremeLordiscoequal with Sacrifice,theSacrificeiscoequalwiththe Lord.O Agniyouknow  fullwell,pleaseamenditandmakeitperfect.(TB.3.7.11.5)

yat pā̍k a ̱tra manasā dī̱na da ̍kṣā̱ na | ya  ̱ jñasya ̍ ma  ̱nvate ̍ martā̍saḥ |

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agni  ̱ṣṭad hotā̎ kra  ̱tu  ̱-vid vijā̱nan yaji ̍ṣṭho de  ̱vāguṁ kra  ̱tu  ̱śo ya  j̍ āti  ̱ svāhā̎ || agnayedam na mama || Since we humans of feeble energies, with immature minds, are unacquainted with the correct  procedure of sacrifice, may the Mystic Fire who is skilled in the rites, well knowing all that is to be done,thebestofferer,offerworship(onourbehalf)accordingtofitseason.(RV.10.2.5a)

  ̱imaṃ me ̍ varuṇa śrudhī̱ hava ̍m  a ̱dyāca ̍ mṛḍaya | tvām a ̍va  ̱syurāca ̍ke svāhā̎ || varuṇāyedam na mama || OLordVarunalistennowtomyinvocation.Begraciousevennow.Iapproachyouseekingyour  protection.

tat tvā̍ yāmi  ̱ brahma ̍ṇā̱ vanda ̍ mānas ta  ̱dā śā̎ste  ̱ yaja ̍māno ha  ̱virbhi ̍ḥ | ahe ̍ḍamāno varuṇ e ̱ha bo  ̱dhyuru ̍śaguṁ sa  ̱ mā na  ̱ āyu  ̱ḥ pramoṣīs svāhā̎ | varuṇāyedam na mama || O Varuna! Praised by Vedic hymns, may I reach your refuge for which I long, through these oblations.Iofferyouabundantpraise,withholdyourangernowandenlightenus.Hail!(RV4.1.5 TS2.5.12.3)

tvanno ̍ agne  ̱ varu ̍ṇasya vi  ̱dvān de  ̱vasya heḍo ‘va ̍yāsi siṣṭhāḥ | yaji ̍ṣṭho vahni tama  ̱ś-śośucāno  ̱ viśvā̱ dveṣāgu ̍ṁsi pramu ̍m ugdhya  ̱smat svāhā̎ | agni-varuṇā bhyām idam na mama || OAgni!MollifytheangerofthegodsandLordVaruna.TheMostWorshipful,theBest-Conveyer,the Most-Resplendentasyouare,Withtheseoblationsweexpressourgratitude;turnawayfromusall themthathateus.Hail!(RV4.1.4TS2.5.12.3)

sa tvanno ̍ agne ‘va  ̱mo bha ̍vo  ̱ti nedi ̍ṣṭho  a ̱sya u  ̱ṣaso  ̱ vyu ̍ṣṭau | ava ̍yakṣva no  ̱ varu ̍ṇaguṁ rarā̍ṇo vī̱hi mṛ̍ḍī̱kaguṁ su  ̱havo ̍ na edhi svāhā̎ | agnivaruṇā bhyām idam na mama || OAgni!Foremostamongstthegods,protectusatdawnandduringthedayandnight.Maywe neverbehindered,grantuseverexpandinghappiness,Oyouwhoareeasilyinvoked.Hail!Thisis anofferingtoAgniandVaruna.

tvam a ̍gne  a ̱yāsya  ̱ yāsan mana ̍sā hi  ̱taḥ |  a ̱yāsan ha  ̱vyam ū̍hiṣ e ̱ yāno dhehi bheṣajaggas-svāhā̎ | agni-ayase idam na mama || OAgni!Youareourrefugeandmentalsolace.OBearer-of-oblations,vouchsafetoushealing remedies.Hail!ThisisanofferingtoAgni.(TB2.4.1.9)

om bhūssvāhā | agnaye idam na mama | oṃ bhuvassvāhā | vāyave ida na mama om suvassvāhā | sūryāya idam na mama om bhūr-bhuvas-suvas-sv āhā | prajāpataye idam na mama | om śrīviṣṇave-svāhā | viṣṇave paramātmane idam na mama | oṃ rudrāya paśupataye svāhā | rudrāya paśupataye idaṃ na mama Prāṇāyāma & Pariśecanam

adi  ̱te’nva ̍magass sthāḥ | anuma  ̱te’nva ̍magass sthāḥ | sara ̍sva  ̱te’nva ̍magass sthāḥ | deva ̍ savi  ̱taḥ prāsā̍vīḥ ||

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 Aditi has granted us permission, Anumati has granted permission. Sarasvati has granted  permission,DevaSavitahasimpelledus.

Vasordhāra Homaḥ

oṃ sapta  ̱ te ̍ agne sa  ̱midha ̍s sa  ̱pta   ̱jihvās sapta ṛ̍ṣayaḥ sapta  ̱ dhāma ̍ pri  ̱yāṇi ̍ | sa  ̱pta hotrā̎ sapta  ̱-dhā tvā̍ ya  ̱ ja  ̱nti  ̱ sa  ̱pta yoni  ̱r āpṛ̍ṇasva ghṛṯ  e ̱n a ̱ svāhā̎ || agnaye saptavatedaṃ na mama || SevenareyourfaggotsOAgni,sevenyourtongues,seventheseersandseventhebelovedlocations. Seven are the priests that oblate toyou, sevenarethe sources, with this oblationof ghee grantus  protection. (KYV.1.5.3.2)

Hiraṇya-dānam saṅkalpaḥ — hariḥ oṁ tatsat | ….. aneka k āla sāyaṁ prātar aupāsana akaraṇa prāyaścittārtham homa dravya dānaṁ yat kiñcit hiraṇyadānam ca nānā gotrebhyo brāhmaṇebhyas tebhyas tebhyas sampradade | namaḥ | na mama ||

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evaṁ śubha tithau yajamāna sahita yajamānasya gotrodbhavasya ________ n āmadheyasya, bhagavad ā jñayā bhagavad kainkarya rupeṇa mama āyuṣya abhi-vṛdhy-artham asyām mama  bhāryāyām janiṣyamāna garbhasya puṁ rūpatā prāpti-artham, garbhastha piṇḍa śuddhy-artham, pumsavana ākhyam karma kariṣyamānaḥ tathā ādau śuddhy-artham saha svasti-vācanaṁ kariṣye | saṁkalpaḥ

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HariomTatSat.....................withthesanctionoftheSupremeLordandasservicetoHim,(inorderto redress all my wrong doings and to please the SupremeLord) onthis auspicious day, in order to improvemylife,IperformthePumsavaSacramentonmywifebythenameof.........................inorderto sanctifythefoetusandtoprayforthebirthofason. 

pūrvāṅgam

A g n i -m u k h a m hariḥ oṁ tat-sat | ………… evam guṇādi śubha tithau:— mama patnyāḥ prathama garbha samsk āra dvāra sarva garbha saṁsk āra artham puṁsavana homam kariṣye | On this auspicious day, characterized by the afore mentioned Astrological parameters, with the sanction of the Supreme Person and as service to Him, (in order to redress all my wrong doings and to please the Supreme Lord), I consecrate my wife's first pregnancy and through it all the subsequent ones through this  Pumsavana Sacrifice.

oṁ bhūrbhuvas-suvaḥ maṅgala nāma agnim āvāhayāmi sthāpayāmi | oṁ maṅgala nāma agnaye namaḥ | supratiṣṭho varado bhava ||    

Establish the aup āsana agni Perform all the preliminary rites of the fire sacrifice. Perform the aghāra & ā jyabhāga. Prepare the shoot of the banyan tree with a newly washed cloth.

Pradhāna Homaḥ

dhā̱tā da ̍dātu nau ra  ̱yiṁ īśān ̍o  ̱ jaga ̍ta  ̱s-pati ̍ḥ | sa na ̍ḥ pū̱ rvena ̍ vāvana  ̱t svāhā̎ | dhātredaṁ na mama || 1 || MayGodtheCreatorgiveuswealth,TheLord,theruleroftheUniverse;mayHefavourusinfull.

dhā̱tā pra  ̱ jāyā̍ḥ u  ̱ta rā̱ya īś̍ ase dhā̱tedaṁ viśva  ̱ṁ bhuva ̍naṁ jajāna | dhā̱tā pu  ̱traṁ yaja ̍mānāya  ̱ dātā̱ u ha  ̱vyaṁ ghṛṯ ava ̍d videma  ̱ svāhā̎ || dhātredaṁ || GodistheLordofoffspringandofwealth,Godcreatedallthisworld. Godgivesasontothesacrificer;toHimletusoffertheoblationrichinghee.

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dhā̱tā da ̍dātu nau ra  ̱  ̱yi yiṁ prācīṁ ̍ jī̱vātu  ̱  ̱m akṣi ̍tām | va  ̱  ̱ya yaṁ de  ̱  ̱vasya vasya ̍ dhīmahi suma  ̱  ̱tigu tiguṁ sa  ̱  ̱tya tya rā̍dhasa dhasa  ̱  ̱s svāhā̎ || dhātredaṁ || MayGodgrantuswealth;Lifeinday MayGodgrantuswealth; Lifeindaystocomeu stocomeunfailing. nfailing. MayweobtainthefavourofGodwhosegiftsaretrue.

dhā̱tā da ̍dātu dā̱śeṣu  ̱  ̱ vasū̍ni prajā̱ kā̍māya mī̱ḍuṣe ̍ dure  ̱  ̱ṇo | tasma ̍i de  ̱  ̱vā ’di ̍tis sa  ̱  ̱ joṣās svāhā̎ || dhātredaṁ ||   ̱ a ̱mṛtā̱s saṁvya ̍yantā̱ṁ viśve ̍-de  ̱  ̱vāso  ̱  ̱’di May Dha Dhata ta giv give e wea wealth lth to the giv giver er,, des desir iring ing off offspr spring ing,, ge gener nerous ous in his hom home. e. May all the lea learn rned ed  persons,theharmonious  persons,th eharmoniousforcesofnatu forcesofnatureandthewis reandthewisepersonsgra epersonsgranthimcompl nthimcompletehappines etehappiness. s.  (T.S.iii;3;11;2.3.andA.V.vii;17)

yas tvā̍ hṛd riṇā̱ manya ̍māno’ma ̍rtyaṁ martya  ̱  ̱ḥ joha ̍vīmi | jāta ̍vedo  ̱  ̱ ̱ ā kī̱ri yaśo ̍   ̱ a ̱sm smāsu ̍ dhehi pra  ̱  ̱ jā bhi ̍r agne  ̱  ̱’m ’mṛta  ̱  ̱tvam tvam a ̍śyāgu  ̱  ̱ṁ svāhā̎ || agnaye putravat idaṁ na mama || Iamortalwhodeemyouimmortalcallonyouwithaprayerfulheart.UponusOWiseOne,bestow  glory,OAgnithroughoffs  glory,OAgn ithroughoffspringmayI pringmayIattaini attainimmortality. mmortality.

yas tvai  ̱gu guṁ su  ̱  ̱kṛte ̍ jātaveda  ̱  ̱ḥ ulo  ̱  ̱kagu kaguṁ agne kṛṇ̱ ava ̍s-syo  ̱  ̱nam nam | guṁ supu  ̱  ̱tri triṇa ̍ ṁ vī̱ravanta ravanta ̍m goma ̍ntaguṁ ra  ̱  ̱yi yiṁ na ̍śate sva  ̱  ̱sti sti  ̱ svāhā̎   ̱ a ̱śvina  ̱  ̱gu || agnaye putravata ida ṁ na mama || OMysticFiresourceofRevelation,youmakeforthevirtuousapleasantworld,Bestowingpeace,  prosperity,wealth,good  prosperity, wealth,goodchildren,heroesa children,heroesandcattle, ndcattle,well-beingan well-beingandfortune. dfortune.

tve supu ̍tra śava  ̱  ̱so’v so’vṛ̍tra tra  ̱  ̱n kāma ̍ kātayaḥ | na tvām  ̱indra ndra ati ̍ricyate  ̱  ̱ svāhā̎ || indrāya putriṇa idam na mama || ToyouOStrongSontheyturnwhohavedesirestobefulfilled.NoneexcellethyouOIndra.

u  ̱  ̱ktha ktha u ̍kthe soma  ̱  ̱ḥ indra ̍ṁ mamāda nī̱the the nīthe t̍ he ma  ̱  ̱ghav ghavā̍nagu naguṁ su  ̱  ̱tāsa ̍ḥ | yadīguṁ sa  ̱  ̱ bādha ̍ḥ pi  ̱tara tara  ̱  ̱ṁ na pu  ̱  ̱tr trās sa ̍mā̱na na da ̍kṣā̱ ava ̍se  ̱  ̱ hava ̍ṁ te  ̱  ̱ svāhā̎ || indrāya putriṇa idam na mama ||  Ateach&ev erychanttheSomabringsdeli  Ateach&everychanttheSom abringsdelighttoIndra ghttoIndratheBountif theBountiful.Theychant ul.Theychantinunison inunisonwithequal withequal  force,imploringhisaid,  force,implorin ghisaid,likesonsa likesonsafather. father. (TS.1.4.46.a(TS.1.4.46.a-d) d)

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Jayādi homam Press nyagrodha shoot tie in corner of the sari. Seat the wife to the east of the fire, cover her with the sari and squeeze the juice onto the right thumb and give her to sniff into her her right nostril.

puguṁsavanam asi 

Perform abhyudayam and agni upasth ānam.

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M SS ī m maannttaam m M aśeṣa + sv ī k  k ṛtya ________ nak ṣatre ________ rāśau jātāyāḥ ________ nāmnyāḥ asyāḥ mama dharma-patnyāḥ s ī mantonnayana mantonnayana karma kartum yogyatā siddhim anugrahāṇa | saṁkalpaḥ; hariḥ oṁ tatsat | govinda x 3 ……. bhagavad ā jñayā bhagavad kainkarya rūpeṇa ________ nak ṣatre ________ rāśau jātāṁ ________ nāmn īṁ mama dharma patn īṁ s ī mantonnayana mantonnayana karmaṇā saṁskariṣyāmi || On thi this s aus auspic piciou ious s day day,, cha chara racte cteriz rized ed by the afo afore re men mentio tioned ned Ast Astro rolo logic gical al par parame ameter ters, s, wit with h the sanctionoftheSupremePersonandasservicetoHim,InowperformthesacramentofSimantamfor unpr un prob oble lema mati tic c bi birt rth h fo for r my wi wife fe ............................................ bo born rn in th the e ra rash shi i of .................................. an and d th the e as aste teri rism sm of ...........................

A g n i -m u k h a m     

establish aupasana agni.  perform rites up to ajyabhaga. Pradhana homa same as for Pumsavana The wife sits to the west of the fire facing east. With the following mantra take the porcupine quill in a bunch of mango mango leaves and trace a line from the wife's navel over her head then discard it behind her.

oṁ bhūrbhuva  ̱  ̱s-suva s-suva ̍ḥ rā̱kām   ̱ a ̱hagu haguṁ su  ̱  ̱hav havāgu ̍ṁ suṣṭu  ̱  ̱tī hu ̍ve śṛṇ̱ otu naḥ su  ̱  ̱ bhagā̱ bodha ̍tu  ̱  ̱tman tmanā̍ | sīvya  ̱  ̱tva tva ̍pa  ̱  ̱s-s s-sūcyā acchi ̍dyamānayā̱ dadā̍ tu tu vī̱ragu raguṁ ś  ̱ a ̱tad tadā̍yam yam ukthya ̍m || OCosmicMother,easyto OCosmicMother,easy toinvo invoke,Iinvoke ke,Iinvokewithfairpraise withfairpraise;mayyouO ;mayyouO Fort Fortunate unateOne,hearusandbe One,hearusandbe awareofus.Withaneedlethatbreaksnotmayshesewhertask;maysheusgiveahero,whose inheritanceisahundred,worthyofsong.

yasaste ̍ rāke suma  ̱  ̱taya taya ̍s su  ̱  ̱pe peśa ̍sa  ̱  ̱ḥ yā bhiḥ dadā̍si si dā̱śuṣ  ̱ e ̱ vasū̍ni | tā bhi ̍r no’dya su  ̱  ̱man manā̍ḥ u  ̱  ̱pāga ̍hi sahasra po  ̱  ̱ṣaguṁ su  bhage   ̱  ̱ rarā̍ṇāḥ ṇāḥ || ̍ Thefairthoughtsofyours,OCosmicMother,wherebyyou’rewonttogivewealthtothosewhoare  generous, with those thoughts today come to us in kindliness kindliness,, granting, O fortunate one, a thousandfoldprosperity.(T.S.iii;11.5)  

Touch water. The husband commands the musician musician to play the vina.

soma ̍   ̱ e ̱va va no  ̱  ̱ rajetyā̍hu hu brahma  ̱  ̱ṇīḥ ṇīḥ pra  ̱  ̱ jāḥ | vivṛ̍tta tta cakrā̱ āsīn ̍ ā̱s tīre ̍ṇa kāverī̱ tava ̍ ||

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ThePrincipleofDivineBlissaloneisourKing,thussaythepeoplewhoarespirituallyinclined,ofvast andsettleddominion,dwellingnearyourbanksOKaveri. 

He ties barley sprouts to the hair of the wife and she remains silent until the stars appear. The couple then go towards the east or the north, touch a calf while saying the vyahrtis and then she breaks her silence.

M JJāttaa--k  k aarrm maa M hariḥ oṁ tat-sat | ………… evam guṇādi śubha tithau:— mama jātaṁ kumāraṁ jātakarmaṇā saṁskariṣyāmi | Harihomtatsat.Govinda,Govinda,Govinda,.....................onthisauspiciousdaywiththesanctionofthe SupremeLordandinHisservicealone,IshallnowperformthesacramentofNativityforthisnew-born child. pūrvāṅgam Puṇyāha

vācanam The father strokes the child from head to foot with the Vatsapri hymn.

di  ̱vaspari vaspari ̍ pratha  ̱  ̱mam mam ja  jñe gnir   ̱ a ̱smat smat dvi  ̱tīya  ̱  ̱ṁ pari  j̍ ā̱tave tave ̍daḥ | ̍   ̱ a ̱gnir tṛṯ īya ̍m   ̱ a ̱psu psu nṛmaṇā̱ḥ aja ̍sra  ̱  ̱m indhā̍n enaṁ ja  ̱  ̱rate rate svā̱dh dhīḥ ||  Agni was first born above the Sky, As Jatavedas -He-who-know -He-who-knoweth-all eth-all he was born the second time amongstus;thirdlytheFriend-of-mankindwasborninthewaters.ThesagepraiseshimTheEternal, ashekindleshim.

vidmā te ̍ agne tre  ̱  ̱dh dhā tra  ̱  ̱yāṇi ̍ vi  ̱dm dmā te  ̱  ̱ sadma  ̱  ̱ vibhṛ̍ta taṁ puru  ̱  ̱tr trā | vi  ̱dm dmā te  ̱  ̱ nāma ̍ para  ̱  ̱ma maṁ guhā̱yat yat vi  ̱dm dmā ta  ̱  ̱ṁ utsa  ̱  ̱ṁ yata ̍ ā ja  ̱  ̱gantha gantha ̍ || OAgni!Weknowyourthreefoldpowerinthesethreeplaces,weknowyourformsinmanyplaces divided.Weknowwhatyoursecretnamesupremeis.Weknowthesourcewhenceyouhavecome.

sa  ̱  ̱mu mu  ̱  ̱dra draṁ tvā̍ nṛmano m c̱ akṣā̍ḥ īdhe di  ̱vo’gne vo’gne  ̱  ̱ ūdha ̍n | ̱ ano ̍’psva ̍ntaḥ nṛcak tṛṯ īye ̍ tvā̱ raja ̍si tasthi  ̱vāguṁ sa ̍mṛtasya ṯ asya  ̱  ̱ yonau ̍ mahi  ̱ṣāḥ ṣāḥ a ̍hinvan || Thewell-dispose Thewell-dis posedLordofBeing dLordofBeingskindle skindledyouintheoceaninthemids dyouintheoceaninthemidstofthewaters tofthewaters,inthecentre ,inthecentreof of theheavens,O theheave ns,O Agni, He-w He-who-g ho-gazet azeth-on h-on-men -men lityou.There stand standingin inginthethird thethird regi region, on, Inthebirth  placeofCosmicLaw,th  placeofCos micLaw,theMarutsma eMarutsmagnifyyou. gnifyyou.

akra ̍ndad   ̱ a ̱gni gni sta  ̱  ̱naya naya ̍n iva  ̱  ̱ dyauḥ kṣāmā̱rori rori ̍hat vī̱rūdha ̍s sama  ̱  ̱ñcan ñcan | sa  ̱  ̱dyo dyo ja  jñ no vīhimi  ̱ddhau ddhau akhya  ̱  ̱dā roda ̍si bhā̱nun nunā̍ bhātya  ̱  ̱nta ntaḥ || ̍ ā̱no  Agni criesout,like  Agnicriesout, liketheheaven theheavensthun sthundering,h dering,helicks elickstheearth theearthburning burningtheplan theplants;as ts;assoon soonasgen asgenerated erated heshoneaflame,helightenedheavenandearthwithhissplendor.

u  ̱  ̱śik pā̍vako vako  ̱  ̱’ra ’ra  ̱  ̱tis tis su ̍me  ̱  ̱dh dhā marte ̍ṣva  ̱  ̱gnir gnir amṛto ṯ o nidhā̍yi yi | iya ̍rti dhū̱ mam mam a ̍ru  ̱  ̱ṣaṁ bhari  bhratucchu kreṇa ̍ śo  ̱  ̱ci ciṣā̱ dyām ina ̍kṣan ||   ̱  ̱kre ̍ Eager,Purifying,theEnvoy,theWise-one,AgnitheImmortal,hasbeenestablishedamongmen;he bearsandemitsruddysmoke;theskyhereacheswithhispureradiance.

viśva ̍sya ke  ̱  ̱tur tur bhuva ̍nasya  ̱  ̱ garbha  ̱  ̱m ā roda ̍si apṛṇā̱ j jāya ̍mānaḥ |

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vī̱ḍuñ ci  ̱d-adri ̍m abhinat parā̱yañ janā̱ yad  a ̱gnim aya  janta ̍   ̱ pañca ̍ || Germoftheuniverse,themanifesterofallcreation(astheSun),hesprangtolifeandfilledtheheaven andtheearth.Eventhefirmcloudhecleftwhenpassingover,whenthefivepeoplessacrificedtoAgni.

śrī̱ṇām u ̍dā̱ro dha  ̱ruṇo ̍ rayī̱ṇāṁ ma ̍nī̱ṣāṇā̱m prāpaṇ a ̱s soma ̍ gopāḥ | vaso ̍s sūnu  ̱s saha ̍so’psurā jā̱ vibhā̱tyagre ̍ u  ̱ṣasā̍midhā̱naḥ || TheSpringofGloriesandsupportofriches,inspirerofthoughts,guardianoftheSoma,sonofthe brightOne,ofstrength,Akingresplendentwithinthewaters,kindledbeforethedawns.

yaste ̍  a ̱dya kṛṇ̱ vat bha ̍dra śoce’pū̱ paṁ deva ghṛṯ ava ̍n tam agne | pra taṁ na ̍ya prata  ̱raṁ vasyo  ̱ acchā̱ bhi su  ̱mnaṁ de  ̱va-bha ̍ktaṁ yaviṣṭha || Hewhofirstmakesforyoutoday,OYou-of-wonderous-radiance,acakerichinghee,OGodAgni;do  youleadhimeverontohigherfortune,toblissbestowedbytheGods,OyouMost-youthful.

ā taṁ bha  ja ̍ sauśrava  ̱seṣva ̍gne u  ̱ktha u ̍ktha  ̱ ā bha  ja ̍ ś a ̱syamā̍ne | pri  ̱yas sūrye ̍ pri  ̱yo  a ̱gnā bha ̍vā̱t yuñjā̱tena ̍ bhi  ̱nada  ̱d ujjani ̍tvaiḥ || EndowhimOAgniwithashareofglory,ateverysongofpraisesungforthenrichhim.Dearlethimbe toSurya,deartoAgni;Preeminentwithsonandwithson'schildren.

tvām a ̍gne  ̱ yaja ̍mānā̱ anu  ̱dyūn viśvā̱ vasu ̍ dadhire  ̱ vāryā̍ṇi | tvayā̍ sa  ̱ha dravi ̍ṇam  ̱icchamā̍nā vra  ̱ jaṁ goma ̍ntam u  ̱śijo  ̱ viva ̍vruḥ || While,OAgni,daybydaymenworshipyou,andattainalltheprosperitytheydesire.Alliedwithyou, eagerandcravingprosperity,theyrevealedtheshedrichincattle.

dṛś̱ ā̱no rukmaḥ u  ̱rvyā vya ̍dyaut du  ̱rmarṣ a ̱m āyu ̍ḥ śri  ̱ye ru ̍cā̱naḥ |  a ̱gnir  a ̱mṛto’bhava  ̱t vayo  bhi ̍   ̱r yad e ̍na  ̱ṁ dyaur aja ̍nayat su  ̱retā̍ḥ || Shining like gold, he hath become widely resplendent, for glory shining with immortal life; Agni becameimmortalinhisstrength,whattimeprolificDyausbegathim.(TS.IV;2;2RV.X;45.VS.XII18 29.) 

The father takes the child into his lap;

 a ̱sminna  a ̱haṁ sa  ̱hasra ̍ṁ puṣyā̱mi edha ̍māna  ̱s sve vaś e ̎ || MayIincrease(myline)throughthischildandnourishathousandinmyhome.Brh.U.6.4.23 

He smells the child's head and whispers a nakshatra name into his right ear.

aṅgā̍d aṅgāt saṁ bha ̍vasi  ̱ hṛda ̍yā̱t adhi  j̍ āyase | ā̱tmā vai pu ̍tra  ̱ nāmā̍s  ̱i sa jīv̍ a ś a ̱rada ̍ś ś a ̱tam || aśmā̍ bhava para  ̱śur bha ̍va  ̱ hira ̍ṇya  ̱m a ̍stṛtaṁ bhava | paśū̱ nāṁ tvā̍ṁ hiṅkā̱reṇ a ̱ abhi  jighr āmi ________ śarman! || ̍ Fromlimbbylimbareyouproduced;outoftheheartyouareborn. Youindeedaretheself(atma)calledson;soliveforahundredautumns. Be(asfirmas)astone,be(assharpas)anaxe,be(aspureas)imperishablegold. Withthesoundof"him"Ismellyou......................... Mix

honey and ghee together, tie a piece of darbha grass around a gold coin and feed the child after each of the following mantras.

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me  ̱dhāṁ te ̍ de  ̱vas sa ̍vi  ̱tā me  ̱dhāṁ de  ̱vī sara ̍svati | me  ̱dhāṁ te ̍  a ̱śvinau ̍ de  ̱vā vādha ̍tā̱ṁ puṣka ̍ra srajā || MaytheLordSavitagrantyouintelligence,somaySarasvati. MaytheAshvins,wearinggarlandsoflotus,grantyouintelligence.

tvayi ̍ me  ̱dhāṃ tvayi ̍ pra  ̱ jāṃ tvayya  ̱gnis tejo ̍ dadhātu tvayi ̍ me  ̱dhāṃ tvayi ̍ pra  ̱ jāṃ tvayīndra ̍ indriya  ̱ṃ da ̍dhātu tvayi ̍ me  ̱dhāṃ tvayi ̍ pra  ̱ jāṃ tvayi  ̱ sūryo  ̱ bhrā jo ̍ dadhātu MayAgnibestowonyouintelligence,progeny,andsplendour. MayIndrabestowonyouintelligence,progenyandstrength. MaySuryabestowonyouintelligence,progenyandradiance. The

child is then bathed with the following prayer.

kṣ e ̱tri  ̱yai tvā̱ nirṛtya ̍i tvā dru  ̱ho mu ̍cāmi varu ̍ṇasya  ̱ pā̍śāt | anā̱gasa  ̱ṁ brahma ̍ṇe tvā karomi  ̱ śive  ̱te dyāvā̍ pṛthi  ̱vī u  ̱ bhe  ̱ime || From chronic disease, fromdestruction, from wile,from Varuna's fetter I releaseyou. I make you  guiltlessbeforeBrahman;maybothHeavenandEarthbekindtowardsyou.

śante ̍  a ̱gnas sa  ̱hadbhir a ̍stu śaṁ dyāvā̍ pṛthi  ̱vī sa  ̱hauṣa ̍dī bhiḥ | śam  a ̱ntari ̍kṣaṁ sa  ̱ha vāte ̍na te  ̱ śan te cata ̍sraḥ pra  ̱diśo ̍ bhavantu || MayAgnitogetherwiththewatersbringyoubliss,HeavenandEarthtogetherwiththeherbs;maythe  AirtogetherwiththeWindbringyouhappiness,maythefourquartersoftheHeavenbringyoubliss.

yā devī̱ś cata ̍sraḥ pra  ̱diśo vata ̍ patnīr  a ̱ bhisuryo ̍ vica  ̱ṣṭe | tāsā̍ṁ tvā ja  ̱rasa  ̱ḥ āda ̍dhāmi  ̱ prayakṣma ̍ etu  ̱ nirṛti ̍ṁ parā̱caiḥ || Rightlyhave thegodsreleased theSunfromdarknessandfromRahu(theseizingdemon) they have absolvedhimfromguilt;thusIdeliverthisboyfromchronicdisease,fromcursethatcomesfromhis kin,fromwileandfromVaruna'sfetter.

amo ̍ci  ̱ yakṣmā̍t du  ̱r  ̱itāt a ̍vartyai dru  ̱ho pāśā̱t nirṛtya  ̱i ca uda ̍moci | ahā̱ḥ ava ̍rtya vi ̍dat syo  ̱nam apya  bh ̍ ūt bha  ̱dre su ̍kṛṯ asya lo  ̱ke || Ideliveryoufromill-health,fromsins,fromdistress,fromhostility;andfrommisfortunetooIdeliver  you. For days may you never know distress, may happiness and fortune be yours and the realm of virtuousaction.(TB.2.5.6.2)

sūrya ̍ mṛṯ aṁ tama ̍sā̱ grāhyo  ̱ yat de  ̱vā amu ̍ñca  ̱n asṛ ja ̍   ̱n vye ̍nasaḥ |  e ̱vam  a ̱ham   ̱imaṁ kṣe ̍tri  ̱yāt jā̍miś a ̱guṁ sāt dru  ̱ho mu ̍ñcāmi  ̱ varu ̍ṇasya  ̱ pāśā̎t || Thelightofknowledgedispelsthedarknessofignorancewhichisthecauseofsomanymaladies,this thelearneddescribe.Fromsickness,poverty,calumny,maliceandGod'spunishmentforsins,doIfree andsaveyou.(TB.2.5.6.3&AV.2.10.8) 

Mix prshadajyam (ghee & curds) and give to taste while reciting:— 

om bhūs-svāhā | bhuvas-svāhā | suvas-svāhā | oguṁ suvas-svāhā ||

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Place the child in the mother's lap;

mā te ̍ kumā̱ragum rakṣo ̍vadhī̱t mā dhe  ̱nur atya-sā̱riṇī̍ | pri  ̱yā dhana ̍sya bhūtā̱ḥ edha ̍mānā̱ sve gṛẖ e || Maynonegativeforcedoharmtoyourchild,maynocowcrushhim. Maywealthcometohim,mayheliveinprosperityinhisownway. 

Give him the right breast.

 a ̱yaṁ ku ̍mā̱raḥ ja  ̱rāṁ dha ̍yatu dī̱rgham āyu ̍ḥ | yasmai tvaguṁ sta  ̱na prāpyā̱ya āyu  ̱r varca  ̱ḥ yaśo  ̱ balam  ̎

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Maythisboysucklelonglife;mayhereacholdage.Letyourbreastbeeffusiveforhim,andmayhe obtainlife,glory,renown,splendourandstrength. 

The father touches the ground with the following prayer;

yad bhū̱ m e ̱ḥ hṛda ̍yaṁ di  ̱vi candra ̍masi śri  ̱tam | tad u ̍rvi paśya  ̱m ahaṁ pautram aghagu ̍ṁ rudram || IknowThatwhichisintheheartoftheEarth,Thatwhichdwellsinheaven,andinthenourishing Moon;OLordofimmortality,mayInotweepindistress(fallingtomylot)throughmysons.

yat te ̍ susī̱me hṛda ̍yaṁ vedā̱ham tat prajāpa ̍tau | ve ̍dāma  ̱ tasya ̍ va  ̱yaṁ māhaṁ pautra  ̱m aghagu ̍ṁ rudram || Youwhosehairiswellparted!IknowyourheartwhichisalsoinPrajapati(TheLordofBeings)of thatimmortalityimparttous.MayInotweepindistress(fallingtomylot)throughmysons. Place the child on the ground.

nāma ̍yati  ̱ na ru ̍dati  ̱ yatra ̍ va  ̱yaṁ va ̍dāmasi  ̱ yatra ̍ ca  ̱ abhimṛ̍śāmasi || Hedoesnotsuffer,hedoesnotcry,whenwespeaktohimandwhenwetouchhim. Place a water pot near his head.

āpa ̍s su  ̱pteṣu ̍ jāgrata  ̱ rakṣāguṁsi  ̱ niri  ̱taḥ nu ̍dadhvam || OCosmicForcesinhissleepandinhiswakingprotecthim,driveawayevil.

A g n i -m u k h a m oṁ bhūrbhuvas-suvaḥ sūtaka nāma agnim āvāhayāmi sthāpayāmi | oṁ sūtaka nāma agnaye namaḥ | supratiṣṭho varado bhava || Perform

all the preliminary rites of the fire sacrifice. Perform the aghara & ajyabhaga. The oblation consists of mustard seeds and rice chaff offered in cupped hands.

Sankalpam —  hariḥ oṁ tat-sat | ………… evam guṇādi śubha tithau:— asya kumārasya jātakarmaṇi phali-karaṇa homaṁ kariṣye | On this auspicious day, characterized by the afore mentioned Astrological parameters, with the sanctionoftheSupremePersonandinordertopleaseHim,IshallnowofferthePhalikaranasacrifice.

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Pradhāna Homaḥ

 a ̱yaṁ ka  ̱liṁ pataya ̍ntaggas śvā̱nam   ̱iva ud vṛ̍ddham |  a ̱ jāṁ vāśi ̍tām iva maruta  ̱ḥ paryā̍dhva  ̱ggas svāhā̎ svāhā̎ svāhā̎ || marudbhya idam na mama || Theseforcesofchaos,gatheringaroundlikeapackof dogs,likegoats,bellowing,likecowsinheat, maytheybedissipatedthroughthePowersofThought.

śaṇḍ e ̱ ratha  ̱ś śaṇḍi ̍kera ulūkha  ̱laś cyava ̍no  ̱ naśyatāt itah | svāhā̎ svāhā̎ svāhā̎ || agnaye idam na mama || MaytheforcesofchaosknownasShanda,Ratha,Shandikera,UlukhalaandCyavanavanishfrom here.

 a ̱y a ̱ś śaṇḍo  ̱ maraka ̍ḥ upa  ̱vīra ̍ ulūkha  ̱laś cyava ̍no  ̱ naśyatāt itah | svāhā̎ svāhā̎ svāhā̎ || agnaye idam na mama || MaytheforcesofchaosknownasShandaandMarka,Upavira,Shandikera,UlukhalaandCyavana vanishfromhere.

ke  ̱ṣinī̱ś śvalo  ̱mninī khajā̍po  ̱’jopa ̍kāśinīḥ | ape ̍ta  ̱ naśya ̍tāt itah svāhā̎ svāhā̎ svāhā̎ || agnaye idam na mama || May theforcesofchaosknownasKesini,Shvalomini,Khajapa,AjopakashiniandApeta vanishfrom here.

mi  ̱śravā̍sasaḥ kauberi  ̱kā rakṣo rā jane presitāḥ grā̱m a ̱guṁ sajā̍nayo ga  ̱cchanti  ̱ icchanto ̍’pari  ̱dā kṛṯ ān svāhā̎ svāhā̎ svāhā̎ || agnaye idam na mama ||

The servants of Kubera, sent by the King of demons, all of one common origin, walk through the villages,visitingthosewhowake,mayallthesenegativeforcesbedestroyed.

 e ̱tān ghnata ̍ etān gṛ̍hṇīteti  ̱ ayaṁ brahma ̍ṇas pu  ̱trah | tān  a ̱gniḥ parya ̍sa ra  ̱ttān indra  ̱ḥ tān briha  ̱spatiḥ | tān  a ̱haṁ ve ̍da brāhmaṇaḥ pra ̍mṛś a ̱taḥ kū̍ṭa-da  ̱ntān vi ̍ke  ̱śān la ̍mba stanā̱n svāhā̎ svāhā̎ svāhā̎ || agnīndra  bṛhaspatibhya idam na mama || Kill them, bind them, thus declares this priest. Agni has encompassed them. Indra knows them, Brihaspatiknowsthem;Ithepriestknowthemwhoseizemen,whohaveprominentteeth,ruggedhair andhangingbreasts.

na  ̱kta  ̱ṁ cā̱rina ̍ḥ uras-pe  ̱śān śū̍la-ha  ̱stān kapālā̱n | pūrva ̍ ēṣāṁ p  ̱itā etyu  ̱ccaiśśrā̍vya ka  ̱rṇakaḥ | mātā ja ̍gha  ̱nyā sarpa ̍ti  ̱ grāme ̍ vidhuram   ̱icchanti svāhā̎ svāhā̎ svāhā̎ || agnaye idam na mama || Thenight-stalkers,wearingornamentsattheirbreasts,withtridentsintheirhandsanddrinkingout of skulls.Their father Ucchaishravakarnaka walks at their head, their mother walks in the rear, seekingadistressedpersoninthevillage.

ni  ̱śī̱tha  ̱-cā̱riṇī̱s svasā̍ sa  ̱ndhinā̱ prekṣa ̍te  ̱ ku ̍lam | yā svapa ̍ntaṁ bo  ̱dhaya ̍ti  ̱ yasyai  ̱ vijātāyā̱ṁ manaḥ | tāsā̱ṁ tvaṁ kṛ̍ṣṇ a ̱ vartma ̍ne klo  ̱mānā̱guṁ hṛda ̍ya  ̱ṁ yakṛ̍t a ̱gne akṣi ̍nī ni  ̱rdaha svāhā̎ svāhā̎ svāhā̎ || agnaye idam na mama ||

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Thesister,thenight-stalker,peersat thefamilythrough thecreviceinthedoor;shewhowakes the sleepingchild,whosemindisturnedonthewifewhohasbecomeamother.OGodAgniwiththeblack  path,burnthelungs,theheartsandtheliversofthosedemonesses;burntheireyes.  Performuttarangamasperusual.

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Purvāṅgam punyaha vachanam.

hariḥ oṁ tat-sat | ………… evam guṇādi śubha tithau:— ________ nak ṣatre ________ rāśau jātasya asya kumārasya [jātāyā kumāryāḥ] nāma dhāsyāvaha || On this auspicious day, characterized by the afore mentioned Astrological parameters, with the sanction of the Supreme Person and in order to please Him, I shall now name this new-born infant.

graha priti danam:

nāmnā tvam ………. asi abhyudayam

yathā ……… nāma karaṇa karmaṇi ……… śarmane āyuṣmate svasti  bhavanti bruvantu ||

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oṃ ādyā ________ śarma aham, ________ r āśer asya bālakasya mātṛgarbha apūta malādi prāśana śuddhi artham anna adya brahmavarcasa teja indriya āyur bala lakṣaṇa siddhaye, bī ja garbha samudbhava nikhila pāpa nibarhaṇa dvārā śrīman nārāyaṇa prīti artham anna prāśana karma kariṣye || Harihomtatsat.Govinda,Govinda,Govinda,..................onthisauspiciousdaywiththesanctionofthe Supreme Lord and as service to Him; Today I am performing the weaning ceremony of my son .........................bornunder.........................zodiac;forthepurificationofanyimpuresubstancewhichwas ingestedduringthebirthprocess;fortheincreaseinspiritualluster,soundorgans,strength,longevity andfortheredemptionofanysinsthatmayhavebeencausedinutero;inordertopleasetheSupreme LordNarayana. 

Punyaha vachanam

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Agnimukham

A g n i -m u k h a m

oṁ bhūrbhuvas-suvaḥ śuci nāma agnim āvāhayāmi sthāpayāmi | oṃ bhūr bhuvas suvaḥ śuci nāmāgne ihā gaccha tiṣṭha supratiṣṭhito varado  bhava | 

Perform all the preliminary rites of the fire sacrifice.

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Perform the aghāra & ā jyabhāga.

Pradhāna Homaḥ

 a ̱ham a ̍smi prathama  ̱ jā ṛṯ asya ̍ | pūrva ̍ṃ de  ̱vebhyo ̍  a ̱mṛta ̍sya  ̱ nā bhi ̍ḥ | yo mā̱ dadā̍t  ̱i sa ide  ̱va mā’’vā̎ḥ |  a ̱ham anna  ̱m anna ̍m  a ̱danta ̍madmi svāhā̎ | annāye idam na mama || I(astheSelf)amthefirstbornoftheCosmicOrder,earlierthanthegods,thesubjectofimmortality, hewhogivesfoodtome,hesurelysustainsme.Thisphysicalbodyisfood(forothers),I(astheself) amtheexperiencer.

pūrva ̍ṃ  a ̱gner api ̍ ha  ̱tyannam  ̎ | ya  ̱ttau hā̍’’sāte aham utta  ̱reṣu ̍ | vyātta ̍masya pa  ̱śava ̍s su  ̱ jambham  ̎ | paśya ̍nti  ̱ dhīrā̱ḥ praca ̍ranti  ̱ pākā̱s svāhā̎ | annāye idam na mama || PreviouslyAgnitooconsumedthefuel.NowintheformofthedigestivefireAgniburnsthefoodwithin.

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 jahā̎mya  ̱nyam na ja ̍hāmya  ̱nyam |  a ̱ham anna  ̱ṃ vaś a ̱ṃ iccha ̍rāmi | (TB 2:8:8:1) sa  ̱mā̱nam artha  ̱ṃ parye ̍mi bhu  ̱ñjat | ko māṃ anna ̍ṃ manu  ̱ṣyo ̍ dayet svāhā̎ | annāye idam na mama || parā̍k e ̱ anna  ̱ṃ nihi ̍taṃ lo  ̱ka  e ̱tat | viśvai  ̎r de  ̱vaiḥ pi  ̱tṛ bhi ̍r gu  ̱ptam annam  ̎ | yad  a ̱dyate ̍ lu  ̱pyate  ̱ yat pa ̍ro  ̱pyate  ̎ | ś a ̱t a ̱t a ̱mī sā ta  ̱nūr me ̍ babhūva  ̱ svāhā̎ | annāye idam na mama || ma  ̱hāntau ̍ ca  ̱rū sa ̍kṛd du  ̱gdhena ̍ paprau | diva ̍ṃ ca  ̱ pṛśni ̍ pṛthi  ̱vīṃ ca ̍ śā̱kam | tat sa  ̱ṃpiba ̍nto  ̱ na mi ̍nanti ve  ̱dhasa ̍ḥ | naitad bhūyo  ̱ bhava ̍ti  ̱ no kanīy̍  a ̱s svāhā̎ | annāye idam na mama || (TB 2:8:8:2) anna ̍ṃ prā̱ṇaṃ anna ̍m apā̱naṃ ā̍huḥ | anna ̍ṃ mṛṯ yuṃ tam u ̍ jī̱vātu ̍m āhuḥ | anna ̍ṃ bra  ̱hmaṇo ̍ ja  ̱rasa ̍ṃ vadanti | anna ̍m āhuḥ pra  ̱ jana ̍naṃ pra  ̱ jānāguṁ svāhā̎ | annāye idam na mama || mogha  ̱m anna ̍ṃ vindate  ̱ apra ̍cetāḥ | sa  ̱tyaṃ bra ̍vīmi va  ̱dha itsa tasya ̍ | nārya  ̱m a ̱ṇaṃ puṣya ̍ti  ̱ no sakhā̍yam | keva ̍lāgho bhavati kevalā̱dī svāhā̎ | annāye idam na mama ||

 a ̱haṃ me  ̱dhaḥ sta  ̱naya  ̱n varṣa ̍nnasmi | mām a ̍dantya  ̱ham  a ̱ bhya  ̱nyān || (TB 2:8:8:3)  a ̱haguṁ sada  ̱mṛto bhavāmi | madā̍d  ̱ityā adhi  ̱ sarve ̍ tapanti svāhā̎ | annāye idam na mama || 

Offer the svishtakrt oblations etc up to samsravam.

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Place the hutashesham to one side on an asvattha leaf saying

nama āvyādhibhyaḥ 

In a golden, silver or bell metal vessel mix payasam, curd, honey, ghee & water. Offer to the Lord. Place the baby in the mother's lap and feed it with the following mantras (after becoming niviti); wash hand after each feeding.

yā jā̱tā oṣa ̍dhayo de  ̱vebhya ̍s triyu  ̱gaṃ pu  ̱rā | mandhā̍mi ba  ̱ bhrūṇā̍ mahāguṃ ś a ̱tan dhāmā̍ni sa  ̱pta ca

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Theplantsbornthreegenerationsbeforethegods;ofthesevenbrownones;Icelebratethe hundred&sevenabodes.

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oṁ bhūr-bhuva-suvar arapāntvauṣadhīnāguṁ rasaṁ prāśayāmi śivāsta āpā oṣadhayas santu | anamīvās ta āpa oṣadhayas santu || Om.Homagetothehealingenergiesinallthethreerealmsofexistence,protectusOhealingenergies, Iperceiveyouressencespervadingtheworld,maywebefreefromillhealthbyyourgrace.

ś a ̱taṃ vo ̍ amba  ̱ dhāmā̍ni sa  ̱hasra ̍m uta  ̱ vo  ̱ ruha ̍ḥ | adhā̍ śata-kṛtvo yū̱ yaṃ  ̱imaṃ me ̍ aga  ̱daṃ kṛ̍ta || 2 ||  AhundredOMotherareyourabodes,athousandtooareyourshoots;Thereforedoyou,withyour myriadofpowers,makehimwholeforme.

puṣpā̍vatīḥ pra  ̱sūva ̍tīḥ pha  ̱linīr̍ aphalā̱ u  ̱ta | aśvā̍ iva sa  ̱ jītva ̍rīr vi  ̱rudha ̍ḥ pārayi  ̱ṣṇava ̍ḥ || 3 || Withflowers,withshoots,fruitbearingandevenwithoutfruit;Likevictorioussteeds,theherbshave thestrengthtohelp.

oṣa ̍dhī̱r iti ̍ māta  ̱ras tadvo ̍ devī̱ upa  bruve | ̍ rapāgu ̍ṁ si vighna  ̱ tīr-i ̍ta  ̱rapaś cataya ̍manaḥ

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Herbs,OyouMothers,Ihailyou,OGodessess;Bearawaycontamination,eliminateill-health.

 a ̱śva  ̱tthevo ̍ ni  ̱ṣada ̍naṃ pa  ̱rṇevo ̍ vasa  ̱tiṣkṛṯ ā | go  ̱ bhā ja  ̱ it-kilāsatha  ̱ yat sa  ̱na ̍vatha  ̱ puru ̍ṣam || 5 || YouarelocatedinAshvatthatreeaswellastheParnatree;Cowsshallintruthbeyourreward,ifthis  personshallregainfullhealth.

yada  ̱haṃ vā̱ jaya ̍n  ̱imā oṣa ̍dhi  ̱r hasta ̍ āda  ̱dhe | ā̱tmā yakṣma ̍sya naśyati pu  ̱rā jīv̍  a ̱gṛ bho ̍ yathā

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ForthatIresolutelyseizetheseherbsinmyhand;thesourceofthediseaseperishes;maythebodybe asitwasbefore. 

Upaviti — wash hands, do acamanam and complete the proceedure with parisecanam etc

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Udaka Shanti.

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hariḥ oṃ tatsat | govinda 3 ……. asy ām śubha tithau — ________ gotrodbhavasya ________ śarma aham, ________ nakṣatre ________ rāśau  jātaṁ ________ nāma mama kumāraṁ cauḷa karmaṇā saṁskariṣyāmi || Harihomtatsat.Govinda,Govinda,Govinda,onthisauspiciousdayI...................oftheclanof............... sanctifymyson.................borninthesignof....................throughthesacramentofTonsure.    

Puṇyāha vācanam Ankurarpanam pratisarbandham kumāra bhojanam

A g n i -m u k h a m oṁ bhūrbhuvas-suvaḥ sabhya nāma agnim āvāhayāmi sthāpayāmi | oṁ sabhya nāma agnaye namaḥ | supratiṣṭho varado bhava ||  

Perform all the preliminary rites of the fire sacrifice. Perform the aghara & ajyabhaga.

Pradhāna Homaḥ

dhā̱tā da ̍dātu nau ra  ̱yiṁ īśān ̍o  ̱ jaga ̍ta  ̱s-pati ̍ḥ | sa na ̍ḥ pū̱ rvena ̍ vāvana  ̱t svāhā̎ | dhātredaṁ na mama || 1 || MayGodtheCreatorgiveuswealth,TheLord,theruleroftheUniverse;mayHefavourusinfull.

dhā̱tā pra  ̱ jāyā̍ḥ u  ̱ta rā̱ya īś̍ ase dhā̱tedaṁ viśva  ̱ṁ bhuva ̍naṁ jajāna | dhā̱tā pu  ̱traṁ yaja ̍mānāya  ̱ dātā̱ u ha  ̱vyaṁ ghṛṯ ava ̍d videma  ̱ svāhā̎ || dhātredaṁ | GodistheLordofoffspringandofwealth,Godcreatedallthisworld. Godgivesasontothesacrificer;toHimletusoffertheoblationrichinghee.

dhā̱tā da ̍dātu nau ra  ̱yiṁ prācīṁ ̍ jī̱vātu  ̱m akṣi ̍tām | va  ̱yaṁ de  ̱vasya ̍ dhīmahi suma  ̱tiguṁ sa  ̱tya rā̍dhasa  ̱s svāhā̎ || dhātredaṁ | MayGodgrantuswealth;Lifeindaystocomeunfailing. MayweobtainthefavourofGodwhosegiftsaretrue.

dhā̱tā da ̍dātu dā̱śeṣu  ̱ vasū̍ni prajā̱ kā̍māya mī̱ḍuṣe ̍ dure  ̱ṇo | tasma ̍i de  ̱vā  a ̱mṛtā̱s saṁvya ̍yantā̱ṁ viśve ̍-de  ̱vāso  ̱’di ̍tis sa  ̱ joṣās svāhā̎ || dhātredaṁ | May Dhata give wealth to the giver, desiring offspring, generous in his home. May all the learned  persons,theharmoniousforcesofnatureandthewisepersonsgranthimcompletehappiness. (T.S.iii;3;11;2.3.andA.V.vii;17)

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yas tvā̍ hṛd ̱ ā kī̱riṇā̱ manya ̍māno’ma ̍rtyaṁ martya  ̱ḥ joha ̍vīmi | jāta ̍vedo  ̱ yaśo ̍  a ̱smāsu ̍ dhehi pra  ̱ jā bhi ̍r agne  ̱’mṛta  ̱tvam a ̍śyāgu  ̱ṁ svāhā̎ || agnaye putravat idaṁ na mama || Iamortalwhodeemyouimmortalcallonyouwithaprayerfulheart.UponusOWiseOne,bestow  glory,OAgnithroughoffspringmayIattainimmortality.

yas tvai  ̱guṁ su  ̱kṛte ̍ jātaveda  ̱ḥ ulo  ̱kaguṁ agne kṛṇ̱ ava ̍s-syo  ̱nam |  a ̱śvina  ̱guṁ supu  ̱triṇa ̍ṁ vī̱ravanta ̍m goma ̍ntaguṁ ra  ̱yiṁ na ̍śate sva  ̱sti  ̱ svāhā̎ || agnaye putravata ida ṁ na mama || OMysticFiresourceofRevelation,youmakeforthevirtuousapleasantworld,Bestowingpeace,  prosperity,wealth,goodchildren,heroesandcattle,well-beingandfortune.

tve supu ̍tra śava  ̱so’vṛ̍tra  ̱n kāma ̍ kātayaḥ | na tvām  ̱indra ati ̍ricyate  ̱ svāhā̎ || indrāya putriṇa idam na mama || ToyouOStrongSontheyturnwhohavedesirestobefulfilled.NoneexcellethyouOIndra.

u  ̱ktha u ̍kthe soma  ̱ḥ indra ̍ṁ mamāda nī̱the nīt̍ he ma  ̱ghavā̍naguṁ su  ̱tāsa ̍ḥ | yadīguṁ sa  ̱ bādha ̍ḥ pi  ̱tara  ̱ṁ na pu  ̱trās sa ̍mā̱na da ̍kṣā̱ ava ̍se  ̱ hava ̍ṁ te  ̱ svāhā̎ || indrāya putriṇa idam na mama ||  Ateach&everychanttheSomabringsdelighttoIndratheBountiful.Theychantinunisonwithequal  force,imploringhisaid,likesonsafather. (TS.1.4.46.a-d) 

Jayadi Homam

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Sit the boy to the west of the fire facing east. His mother or another brahmacari stands holding a lump of cow-dung.

D Diiggvvaa p  paannaam m 

Mix cold and hot water together and moisten the hair near the right ear;

u  ̱ṣṇena vāyo uda  ̱kenahi adi ̍ti  ̱ḥ keśā̍n vapatu | āpa ̍ undantu jī̱vase ̍ dīrghāyu  ̱tvāya  ̱ varca ̍se | jyok ca  ̱ sūrya ̍ṁ dṛś̱ e || WiththewarmthoftheLife-Force,withCosmicEnergies,theUndividedSupremecutsyourhair.May theseCosmicForcesgrantyoulengthofdaysandglory.Andmayyoulongseethesun.  The following prayer is adressed to the razor;

yat kṣu  ̱rena ̍ ma  ̱rcaya ̍ta su  ̱peśasā̎ vaptrā̎ vapa ̍si keśān ̍ | śundhi ̍ śira ̍ḥ māsya ̍ āyu ̍ḥ pramo ̍ṣīḥ || Razor!hurthimnot,obedienttothegodsIshearthese.Purifyinghishead,donotharmhislife. 

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In front;

yenāva ̍pat sa  ̱v  ̱itā kṣureṇa ̍ soma ̍sya rā jñe ̍ varu ̍ṇasya vi  ̱dvān | tena ̍  brahmāṇaḥ va  ̱p a ̱t e ̱dam  a ̱sya āyu ̍ṣmān jara ̍daṣṭiḥ yathā’sa ̍t || ayaṁ ________ śarman || TherazorwithwhichSavitritheknowingOne,hasshaventhebeardofKingSomaandVaruna,with thatyoubrahmanas,shavehishead;mayhefilledwithvigour,withwealthandwithglory.

To the right side;

yena ̍ pū̱ ṣā bṛhaspate  ̎ḥ  a ̱gneḥ indra ̍sya ca āyu ̍ṣe ava ̍pat | tena ̍  a ̱sya  ̱ āyu ̍ṣe vapa sauślo  ̎kyāya sva  ̱staye  ̎ || The razor with which Pushan has shaven the beard of Brhaspati, of Agni, of Indra, for the sake of long  life, with that I shave your head.

Back of the head;

yena bhūyaḥ carā̍ti  a ̱yaṁ jyok ca ̍ paśyā̍ti sūryam  ̎ | tena ̍  a ̱sya  ̱ āyu ̍ṣe vapa sauślo  ̎kyāya sva  ̱staye  ̎ || ThatknowledgebywhichforalongtimeoneabidesinthevisionoftheDivine.BythatIshaveyour headsothatyoumaylivelonginjoyandwellbeing.

Left side;

yena ̍ pū̱ ṣā bṛhaspate  ̎ḥ  a ̱gneḥ indra ̍sya ca āyu ̍ṣe ava ̍pat | tena ̍ te va  ̱pā̱m  ̱i ________ ś a ̱rman āyuṣā varca ̍sā yathā̱ jyok sumanā̎ḥ asā̍ḥ || TherazorwithwhichPushanhasshaventhebeardofBrhaspati,ofAgni,ofIndra,forthesakeoflong life,withthatIshaveyourheadO...............sothatyoumaylivelonginjoyandthevisionoftheDivine. 

The hair is buried in a cow shed, or under a tree with the following mantra;

u  ̱ptvāya  ̱ keśā̱n varu ̍ṇasya  ̱ rā jña  ̱ḥ bṛha  ̱spati ̍ savi  ̱tā somo ̍  a ̱gniḥ | tebhyo ̍ ni  ̱dhāna ̍ṁ bahu  ̱dhā anva ̍ vindan | anta  ̱rā dyāvā̍ pṛthi  ̱vya  ̱pas suva ̍ḥ || WhereVarunatheking,Brhaspati,Savita,SomaandAgnidwell,theyhaveinmanywayssearched wheretheyshoulddeposeit,betweenheavenandearth,thewatersandthesky. 

The barber shaves the boy's head leaving the Shikha at the back. The boy then bathes again.

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U Uppaannaayyaannaam m

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hariḥ oṃ tatsat | govinda 3 ……. asy ām śubha tithau — _______ gotrodbhavasya _______ nak ṣatre _______ rāśau jātasya _______ nāma śarmaṇaḥ upaniṣye || Harihomtatsat.Govinda,Govinda,Govinda,.....................withthesanctionoftheSupremeLordandas servicetoHim,Ishallnowperformthesacramentofinitiationof..............................sharmabornunder thesignof.................duringtheasterismof..................

tat karmāṅgam udaka-śānti japa karma, aṅkūrarpaṇaṁ pratisarbandha karma ca hiraṇya-rūpeṇa abhyudayañca kariṣye ||  Ancilliary to this rite I perform the Udaka Shanti, Ankurarpanam, Pratisarbandham, and the  Abhyudayam.

tad aṅgatvena ātmā śuddhyarthaṁ śarīra śuddhyarthaṁ gṛha śuddhyarthaṁ sarvopakaraṇa śuddhyarthaṁ śuddhi puṇyāha vācanam kariṣye ||  Asanancilliary tothisriteIshallperformthesanctificationceremonyforthesanctificationofSpirit, body,homeandalltheaccessoriesofworship.

YYaa j jññooppaavvīttaa D Dhhārraaṇaa K Krraam maaḥ 

The baṭuka sits facing the east does ācamanam and a ṅgavandanam then repeats the saṅkalpam:—

Saṅkalpaḥ — asyām śubha tithau bhagavat ā jñayā bhagavat kaiṅkarya

rūpeṇa | śrauta smārta vihita nitya karma anuṣṭhāna yogyatā sidhyarthaṃ  brahma teja abhiv ṛdhyarthaṃ yajñopavīta dhāraṇaṃ kariṣye; OnthisauspiciousdaywiththesanctionoftheSupremeBeingandasservicetoHimalone,inorderto berituallyfittoperformallthedailyritualsordainedbytheVedasandtheSmritis,andtoincreasemy BrahmicradianceInowdonthesacrificialthread. 

Hold the sacred thread with the left hand over the pañcap ātra and the right hand palm upwards towards the ceiling and recite the mantras touching the various limbs with the fingers of the right hand;

yajñopavīta dhāraṇa mahāmantrasya; parabrahma ṛṣiḥ | [touch the forehead] anuṣṭup chandaḥ [touch the mouth] paramātma devatāḥ [touch the heart] yajñopavīta dhāraṇe viniyogaḥ | ya  ̱ jño  ̱p a ̱vī̱taṃ pa ̍ra  ̱maṃ pa  ̱vitra ̍ṃ pra  ̱ jāpa ̍te  ̱r yat sa ̍ha  ̱ jaṃ pura  ̱stā̎t | ā̱yuṣya ̍ṃ agri  ̱yaṃ prati ̍muñca śu  ̱ bhraṃ ya  jñopav ī̱taṃ bala ̍ṃ astu teja ̍ḥ ̍ Thissacredthread,supremelyholy,bornwithPrajapatiofyore,conducivetolonglife,andexcellent,

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wearthispuresacredthread;mayitconducetostrengthandvigour. 

sit in kukuta āsana facing the east or north and say;

yajñopavīta yajñasya tvaṃ yajñopavītaṃ dhārayāmi.    

wear the new thread. repeat acamanam twice. Kumara bhojanam. Digvapanam

B Brraahhm maaccārryyaa L Liinnggaa D Dhhārraaṇaam m 11.. aaśśm maarroohhaaṇṇaam m

ātiṣṭemam aśmānam aśmeva tvagas-sthirā bhava | abhitiṣṭa pṛtanyataḥ sahasva pṛtanāyataḥ || Tread upon this stone, be you firm and steadfast as this stone, in all your tribulations, pressing underfootallnegativityandsorrow.

22.. vvaassttrraa--ddhhāārraaṇṇaam m 

The ācārya ties a new garment around the M ānavaka's waist;

pari ̍datta dhatta  ̱ vāsa ̍sainaṁ ś a ̱tāyu ̍ṣaṁ kṛṇute dī̱rgham āyu ̍ḥ |  bṛha  ̱spati  ̱ḥ prāya ̍ccha  ̱d vasa ̍  e ̱tat somā̍y a ̱ rā jñe  ̱ pari ̍dhāta  ̱vā u ̍ || O gods gather around him; byhis wearing of this cloth lengthen his lifeto a hundred years. This appareltheLordofKnowledge(Brhaspati)givenfortheregentofImmortality(Soma)towear.

33.. m meek  k hhaallaa--bbaannddhhaannaam m 

The mekhala is tied around the M ānavaka's waist ;

  ̱iyaṁ duru ̍ktāt pa  ̱r  ̱i bādha ̍mānā śarma varū̍thaṁ pu  ̱natī̱ na ̍ḥ āgā̎t | prā̱ṇā̱pā̱ṇā bhyā̎m balam  ̎ ā̱ bhara ̍nti priyā de  ̱vānā̍ṁ subhagā̎ mekha ̍le  ̱yam | Wehaveobtainedthisgirdle,whichpreventsusfromutteringthingsthatareopposedtoDharma,it thusbringspeaceto ourdwellingandpurifiesourminds.Thuswe obtainvitalityof ourlifebreaths (pranaandapana)andbecomedeartotheDevas,maythisgirdlebringusgoodfortune.

44.. aa j jiinnaa ddhhāārraaṇṇaam m 

The baṭuka is given a deer or goat skin garment.

mi  ̱trasya  ̱ cakṣu  ̱r dharu ̍ṇ a ̱ṁ balīy̍  a ̱s tejo ̍ yaś a ̱svi sthavi ̍ra  ̱guṁ sami ̍ddham |  a ̱nā̱h a ̱n a ̱syaṁ vasana ̍ṁ jari  ̱ṣṇu pa ̍rī̱daṁ vā̱ jya ji ̍naṁ dadhe  ̱’ham | Thisskinof thedeer, representing thecultivation ofgentlenessand friendliness toall beings,which willgiveyouinnerstrengthandbeconducivetogreatfame,stabilityandglory,unaffectedbythe afflictiveemotions—suchanurturingandprotectiveattitudeshouldyounowassume.

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A Aggnnii--m muuk  k hhaam m

oṁ bhūrbhuvas-suvaḥ samudbhava nāma agnim āvāhayāmi sthāpayāmi | oṃ samudbhava nāma agnaye namaḥ supratiṣṭhito varado bhava |   

Perform all the preliminary rites of the fire sacrifice. Perform the āghāra & ā jyabhāga. The Mānavaka takes a samit and places it on the fire saying adhehi after the Ācārya recites the following mantra;

ā̱yu  ̱rdā deva ̍ ja  ̱rasam gṛṇā̱no ghṛṯ a pra ̍tīko ghṛṯ a pṛ̍ṣṭho agne | ghṛṯ aṁ piba ̍nn amṛta  ̱ṁ cāru  ̱ gavya ̍ṁ pi  ̱teva ̍ pu  ̱traṁ ja  ̱rase ̍ naye  ̱mam || O Agni giver oflife glorious infront and above, doyou, accepting this our praise and drinking the nectarofimmortalityfromthecow,leadthisyouthtooldageasafathertheson. 

Darbha grass is spread to the North of the fire and the M ānavaka stands upon it with the words;

ā̱g a ̱mantra sama ̍ganmahi  ̱ pra su ̍ mṛṯ yum yu ̍yotana | ari ̍ṣṭā̱ḥ sañca ̍remahi sva  ̱sti ca ̍ratād  ̱iha sva  ̱styā gṛẖ ebhyaḥ || Letusalljointhecomingyouthandmayweallbeliberatedfromthecycleofrepeateddeath.Maywe allgetonwelltogether,withoutincident;mayhappinessprevailhere!Mayhappinessbetousalltill wereturntoGodhead. 

The ācārya's hands are then filled with water by another person.

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The ācārya pours the water into the hands of the Mānavaka:—

sa  ̱mu  ̱drād ū̱ rmir madhu ̍mā̱guṁ udā̍rād upā̱guṁ śunā̱ sam a ̍mṛta  ̱tvam a ̍śyām |  ̱ime nu te ra  ̱śmaya  ̱s sūrya ̍sya  ̱ yebhi ̍s sapi  ̱tvaṁ pi  ̱taro ̍ na  ̱ āya ̍n ||  Alovely radiant wave ontheocean ofconsciousnessis coming upon us and itwillsurely give us immortality.Theseverilyareyourrays,OSurya—embodimentofcosmicwisdom,whichledour ancestorstoenlightenment. The Ācārya sprinkles water on the M ānavaka three times. Mānavaka three times. He takes his hand after reciting the following stanzas;

oṁ  a ̱gniṣṭ e ̱ te hasta ̍m agabhī̱t | oṁ soma ̍ste  ̱ te hasta ̍m agabhī̱t | oṁ savi  ̱tā te  ̱ hasta ̍m agabhī̱t | oṁ sara ̍svatī te  ̱ hasta ̍m agabhī̱t | pū̱ ṣā te  ̱ hasta ̍m agabhī̱t |  a ̱rya  ̱ma te  ̱ hasta ̍m agabhī̱t | aguṁśa ̍ste  ̱ te  ̱ hasta ̍m agabhī̱t |  bhaga ̍s te  ̱ hasta ̍m agabhī̱t | mi  ̱tras te  ̱ hasta ̍m agabhī̱t | mi  ̱tras tvam asi dharmaṇā  a ̱gnīr ācā̱rya tava || ̍ TheMysticalFire-Energyhasgraspedyou,Soma-thePrincipleofSupernalBlisshastakenyourhand, Savitar - The Principle of Impulse towards enlightenment has taken your hand, Sarasvati - the Principle of Learning has taken your hand, Pushan - the Principle of physical and spiritual nourishmenthastakenyourhand, Aryama- thePrincipleof Aspirationforenlightenmenthastaken  your hand, Amshu - the Principle of Good Fortune has taken your hand, Bhaga - the Principle of

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Inheritancehastakenyourhand,Mitra-theprincipleofFriendshiptoallbeingshastakenyourhand. Youareafriendinthedharma,andtheFireEnergyofthisplanetisyourspiritualguidingforce. 

B Brraahhm maaccāārrii R Raak  k ṣṣaannaam m 

The Ācārya then gives the Mānavaka over to Prajapati for protection.

 a ̱gnaye tvā̱ pari ̍dadāmi ________ śarman | somā̍ya tvā̱ pari ̍dadāmi ________ śarman | sa  ̱v  ̱itre tvā̎pari ̍dadāmi ________ śarman | sara ̍svatyai tvā̱ pari ̍dadāmi ________ śarman | mṛtyave tvā̱ pari ̍dadāmi ________ śarman | ya  ̱māya ̍ tvā̱ pari ̍dadāmi ________ śarman | ga  ̱dāya ̍ tvā̱ pari ̍dadāmi ________ śarman | anta ̍kāya tvā̱ pari ̍dadāmi ________ śarman | adbhyas tvā̱ pari ̍dadāmi ________ śarman | oṣadhī bhyas tvā̱ pari ̍dadāmi ________ śarman | pṛthivyai tvā̱ sa vaiśvānarāyai pari ̍dadāmi ________ śarman | IgiveyouoverforprotectionfromallharmtoPrajapati-theLordofallBeings,toAgni-theMystical FireEnergyofthisplanet,toSoma-thePrincipleofBeatitude,toSarasvati-thePrincipleofLearning, toMrtyu-thePrincipleofDeath&Regeneration,toYama-thePrincipleofSelf-restraint,toGada— thePrincipleofCosmicJustice,toAntaka-thePrincipleofTermination,totheCosmicForces,tothe PrincipleofHealingandtoHeavenandthefirewithintheEarth.

U Uppaannaayyaannaam m 

The ācārya recites:

om svasti – de  ̱vasya ̍ tvā savi  ̱tuḥ pra ̍sa  ̱ve upa ̍naye ________ śarman || ImpelledbytheSupremeBeingIacceptyouO.................Sarman. 

Theācāryarecitesthefollowinginhisrightear;

su  ̱pra  ̱ jāḥ pra  ̱ jayā̍ bhūyās su  ̱vīro ̍ vī̱rais su  ̱varcā̱ varca ̍sā su  ̱poṣai  ̱ḥ poṣai  ̎ḥ | Mayyoubeblestwithfineprogeny,withheroism,withSpiritualRadiance,withhealth. 

The Mānavaka says;

 bra  ̱hma  ̱-cā̱ryam ā̱gām u ̍pa  ̱māna ̍yasva de  ̱vena ̍ savi  ̱trā prasū̍taḥ |  bra  ̱hma  ̱cārī̱ a ̍sāni || IhavecomeinordertoleadaspirituallifeimpelledbytheSupreme,DivineLordofCreation.Please initiateme.Iwishtoleadaspirituallife.

ācārya mānavaka aham bho!

ko nāmāsi? Whatisyourname? 

________ gotrasya ________ nak ṣatrasya ________ śarmā nāmāsmi

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kasya brahmacāryasi ________ śarman? Whosestudentareyou? ācārya mānavaka prāṇasya brahmacāri asmi – Thatofthecosmiclifeforce

deva ̍ savitar  e ̱ṣa te brahmacā̱ri taṁ gopā̍y a ̱ sa mā mṛ̍ta | eṣ a ̱ te ̍ sūrya putra  ̱s sadīrghā̱yuḥ sa  ̱ mā mṛ̍ta | yāguṁ sva  ̱stiṁ  a ̱gnir vā̱yus sū̍ryas ca  ̱ndramā̱ āpo’nu ̍sa  ̱ñcara ̍nti  ̱ tāguṁ sva  ̱stim anu  ̱ sañca ̍ra ________ śarman! || ācārya

OLordSavitar,thisisyourbrahmacarin,protecthim;mayhenotmeetwithuntimelydeath.ThisO Suryaisyourson,mayhelivelongandnotmeetwithuntimelydeath.Thatwell-beinginwhichAgni, Vayu,Surya,Candra and the Waters have theirbeing,in that same well-beingdo you move O ........ Sarman.

mānavaka

adhvanā̍ṁ adhva-pate  ̱ śreṣṭha  ̱sya adhva ̍nah pā̱rama ̍śīya

MayI,OlordofPaths,attainthegoalofthishighestPathofallpaths.

PPrraaddhhāānnaa H Hoom maa Saṅkalpaḥ — oṃ pūrvokta guṇa viśeṣeṇa visiṣṭhāyāṃ asyāṃ śubha tithau

 bhagavad ā jñayā bhagavad kaiṅkarya rūpeṇa asya upanayana karmaṇi homa kariṣye ||

On this auspicious day, characterized by the afore mentioned Astrological parameters, with the sanction of the Supreme Person and as service to Him, I now perform the fire sacrifice in this sacramentofinitiation. 

The ācārya touches the m ānavaka and allows him to offer the oblations;

yoge ̍ yoge ̍ ta  ̱vasta ̍ra  ̱ṁ vā je ̍ havāmahe | sakhā̍y a ̱ indra ̍m ū̱ taye  ̱ svāhā̎ indrāya idam na mama ||

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QuickasHeistohelpusinallourendeavours,weinallourstrugglesinvokeourfriendIndraforour succour.ThisisanofferingtoIndra.

  ̱imam a ̍gna  ̱ āyu ̍ṣ e ̱ varca ̍se kṛdhi pri  ̱yaguṁ reto ̍ varuṇa soma rā jan | mā̱tevā̎smai  ̱ adi ̍te  ̱ śarma ̍ yaccha  ̱ viśve ̍de  ̱vā ja  ̱rada ̍ṣṭ  ̱ir yathā’sa  ̱t svāhā̎ | agni, varuna, soma aditi viśvebhyo devebhyo idaṁ na mama || ThisoneOAgni,blesswithlifeandvigour;withadearsonblesshimOVaruna,andKingSoma.Likea motherOAditi,givehimjoyandgrantye,OVishvedevas,thathemaylivetoanoldage.Thisisan offeringtoAgni,Varuna,Soma,AditiandtheVishvedevas.

ś a ̱tam innu ś a ̱rado  ̱ anti ̍ devā̱ yatrā̍ naśca  ̱krā ja  ̱rasa ̍ṁ ta  ̱nunā̎m | pu  ̱trāso  ̱ yatra ̍ pi  ̱taro  ̱ bhava ̍nti  ̱ mā no ma  ̱dhya rīr̍ iṣat āyu  ̱r ganto  ̱s svāhā̎ || devebhya idam na mama ||

Thehundredautumns(ofhumanlife)are short indeed ODevas,whereinyoumakeourbodiesold, whereinsonsbecomefathers.Letnotourlifebecutshortinthemiddlebeforereachingtheend.This isanofferingtotheDevas.

 a ̱gniṣṭ a ̱ āyu ̍ḥ prata  ̱rām da ̍dhātva  ̱gniṣte  ̱ puṣṭi ̍ṁ prata  ̱rāṁ kṛ̍ṇotu | indra ̍ ma  ̱rudbhi ̍r ṛtu  ̱dhā kṛ̍ṇotvādi  ̱tyai-saste  ̱ vasu  bhi ̍   ̱r āda ̍dhātu  ̱ svāhā̎ || agni-

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marud-ādityebhyo idam na mama || MayAgnibestowlonglifeonyou;mayAgnipromoteyourgrowth.MayIndrawiththeMarutsmake  youadvancebyseasons,andwiththeAdityasandtheVasusmayHeestablishyouallaround.Thisisan offeringtoAgni,Indra,MarutsandAdityas.

me  ̱dhāṁ mahya  ̱m aṅgi ̍raso me  ̱dhāguṁ sa ̍pta  ̱rṣayo ̍ dadadaḥ | me  ̱dhām mahya ̍ṁ pra  ̱ jāpa ̍tir me  ̱dhām  a ̱gnir da ̍dātu me  ̱ svāhā̎ || aṅgirasa sapta ṛṣayaḥ prajāpati agnibhya idam na mama || IntelligencetomemaytheAngirasasgive,asalsotheSevenRishis.MayPrajapatigivemeintelligence andAgnialso.ThisisanofferingtotheAngirasas,theSevenRishis,PrajapatiandAgni.

 a ̱psa  ̱rasu  ̱ yā me  ̱dhā ga ̍ndha  ̱rveṣu ̍ ca  ̱ yad yaśa ̍ḥ | daivī̱ yā mā̍nu  ̱ṣī me  ̱dhā sā māṁ āvi ̍śatād  ̱iha svāhā̎ || medhāya idam na mama || Whatever intelligence there is in theApsaras, whatever fame there is in theGandharvas,whatever intelligence in found in gods and humans, may that enter into me here. This is an offering to Intelligence.

  ̱imaṃ me ̍ varuṇa śrudhī̱ hava ̍m  a ̱dyāca ̍ mṛḍaya | tvām a ̍va  ̱syurāca ̍ke svāhā̎ || varuṇāyedam na mama || O Lord Varuna listen now to my invocation. Be gracious even now. I approach you seeking your  protection.

tat tvā̍ yāmi  ̱ brahma ̍ṇā̱ vanda ̍ mānas ta  ̱dā śā̎ste  ̱ yaja ̍māno ha  ̱virbhi ̍ḥ | ahe ̍ḍamāno varuṇ e ̱ha bo  ̱dhyuru ̍śaguṁ sa  ̱ mā na  ̱ āyu  ̱ḥ pramoṣīs svāhā̎ | varuṇāyedam na mama || OVaruna!PraisedbyVedichymns,mayIreachyourrefugeforwhichIlong,throughtheseoblations. Iofferyouabundantpraise,withholdyourangernowandenlightenus.Hail!(RV.4.1.5TS.2.5.12.3

tvanno ̍ agne  ̱ varu ̍ṇasya vi  ̱dvān de  ̱vasya heḍo ‘va ̍yāsi siṣṭhāḥ | yaji ̍ṣṭho vahni tama  ̱ś-śośucāno  ̱ viśvā̱ dveṣāgu ̍ṁsi pramu ̍m ugdhya  ̱smat svāhā̎ | agni-varuṇā bhyām idam na mama || OAgni!MollifytheangerofthegodsandLordVaruna.TheMostWorshipful,theBest-Conveyer,the Most-Resplendentasyouare,Withtheseoblationsweexpressourgratitude;turnawayfromusall themthathateus.Hail!(RV.4.1.4TS.2.5.12.3)

sa tvanno ̍ agne ‘va  ̱mo bha ̍vo  ̱ti nedi ̍ṣṭho  a ̱sya u  ̱ṣaso  ̱ vyu ̍ṣṭau | ava ̍yakṣva no  ̱ varu ̍ṇaguṁ rarā̍ṇo vī̱hi mṛ̍ḍī̱kaguṁ su  ̱havo ̍ na edhi svāhā̎ | agnivaruṇā bhyām idam na mama || OAgni!Foremostamongstthegods,protectusatdawnandduringthedayandnight.Maywenever behindered,grantuseverexpandinghappiness,Oyouwhoareeasilyinvoked.Hail!Thisisanoffering toAgniandVaruna.

tvam a ̍gne  a ̱yāsya  ̱ yāsan mana ̍sā hi  ̱taḥ |  a ̱yāsan ha  ̱vyam ū̍hiṣ e ̱ yāno dhehi  bheṣajaggas-svāhā̎ | agni-ayase idam na mama || O Agni! You are our refuge and mental solace. O Bearer-of-oblations, vouchsafe to us healing remedies.Hail!ThisisanofferingtoAgni.(TB.2.4.1.9)

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Perform jayadi homa. At the end offer the following oblation.

prāyaścitta saṅkalpaḥ — oṃ pūrvokta guṇa viśeṣeṇa visiṣṭhāyāṃ asyāṃ

śubha tithau bhagavad ā jñayā bhagavad kaiṅkarya rūpeṇa asya kumārasya upanayana homa karma ṇi yajuḥ bhreṣa prāyaścittam kariṣye ||

On this auspicious day, characterized by the afore mentioned Astrological parameters, with the sanctionoftheSupremePersonandasservicetoHim,inordertoprosperthissacramentofinitiationI shallnowmaketheatonementofferingfordeviationfromthepathoftheYajus.

oṃ bhuvassvāhā | vāyave idaṁ na mama

B Brraahhm maa U Uppaaddeeśśaam m

Ācārya Sambhāvana 

The Mānavaka offers the ācārya some dak ṣina with the following resolve;

aśeṣa he pariṣat bhavat pāda mūle mayā samarpitam imāṁ sauvarṇīṁ yat kiñcit dak ṣiṇām api yathokta dak ṣiṇām iva svikr ̥ tya || Oassemblyoflearnedbrahmins,maythisgratuitywhichisofferedatyourfeet,whateveritmaybe,be acceptabletoyou.

bho brahmaṇā ________ nak ṣatre ________ rāśau jāta ________ nāma aham, kumārasya [mama ] janma prabhṛti etat k ṣaṇa payantam apāṅkteya bhojana ucchiṣṭa bhojana aspṛśya sparśa tat tat k ālaśca abhavādibhiḥ saṁbhāvitānāṁ sarveṣāṁ pāpānāṁ apanodana dvāra gāyatr ī  sv ī karaṇe mama gāyatryā upadeṣṭratve ca yogyata siddhim anugrahāṇa || ̍

I..............bornunderthesignof...............oftheasterismof................maybeabsolvedofallthesinsthatI have committedfrom birthuptillthis moment.Havingeaten with unsuitablepersons, havingeaten impurefood,andhavingtouchedthatwhichIshouldnothave,previouslyhavingnoknowledgeofthe rulesof ritual purity, may I be absolvedofall theseacts sothat I may be fit toreceivetheSacred Gayatrimantra.PleasepronouncemefittoreceivetheSacredGayatriMantra. 

The ācārya takes a kurca and sits upon it;

su-kūrcaḥ rā̱ṣṭrabhṛd a ̍si ācāryā sa  ̱ndī mā tvad yo ̍ṣam || Youarethegiverofregaldominion,apreceptor'sseat,mayIneverfailthisoffice. 

The Mānavaka touches his ears and then bows down and touches the teacher's feet while saying:—

Abhivādaye vaiś vamitra, aghamar ṣaṇa kauṣika traya rṣayaḥ pravarānvitasya kauś ika gotrasya āpastamba sūtra, yajuś śākha adhyāyi ś ambho ś iva nāma śarma aham asmi bho !  I salute your lotus feet. I belong to the clan of ............... scion of the Rishis ................., I follow the ................... [Apastamba] sûtra in performing the Vedic rites, I am a student of the ............. [Yajur] Veda and my name is .................. !

ācārya āyuṣmān bhava saumya Mayyouhavelonglife. mānavaka adhīhi bhoḥ sāvitrīṁ bho anubrūhi | TeachmeOReverendSir,thesacred verseoftheSavitri.

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The ācārya and Mānavaka are covered with a new cloth. The mānavaka makes the brahm āñjali on his right thigh and the father transmits the gāyatrî mantra in the following sequence:—.

om bhūḥ | tat sa ̍vi   ̱tuḥ vare  ̎ṇyaṁ | om

bhuvaḥ | bhargo ̍ devasya dhīmahi |

  ̱ yo na ̍ḥ pracodayā̎t | om suvaḥ | dhiyo om bhūḥ | tat sa ̍vi   ̱tuḥ vare  ̎ṇyaṁ | bhargo ̍ devasya dhīmahi | om suvaḥ | dhiyo  ̱ yo

na ̍ḥ pracodayā̎t |   ̱tuḥ om bhūḥ bhuvaḥ suvaḥ | tat sa ̍vi vare  ̎ṇyaṁ bhargo ̍ devasya dhīmahi | dhiyo  ̱ yo na ̍ḥ pracodayā̎t | om bhūḥ bhuvaḥ suvaḥ |

tat sa ̍vi  ̱tuḥ vare  ̎ṇyaṁ bhargo ̍ devasya dhīmahi | dhiyo  ̱ yo na ̍ḥ pracodayā̎t | Mānavaka

avṛdha ̍m  a ̱sau sau  ̎mya prā̱ṇa svaṁ me ̍ gopāya ||

Ihavenowattainedmaturity,OLife,OmyinnerSelf,guardthismytreasure. 

He performs acamanam and then touches his ears;

Mānavaka

 brahmaṇa ̍ ā̱ṇī sthaḥ

Ofthisspiritualtreasurebetheplugs.

D Daaṇṇḍḍaa D Dhhāārraaṇṇaam m 

The Manavaka take the staff and says;

su  ̱śava ̍s su  ̱śrava ̍saṁ mā kuru  ̱ yathā̱ tvaṁ su  ̱śruvas su  ̱śruvā̍ asye  ̱vam  a ̱haguṁ su  ̱śruvas suśravā̍ bhūyāsa  ̱m yathā̱ tvaṁ su  ̱śravo ̍ de  ̱vānā̎ṁ nidhi ̍ go  ̱po  ̎’sye  ̱vam  a ̱ham brā̎hma  ̱ṇānā̱ṁ brahmaṇo ̍ nidhi go  ̱po bhū̍yāsam || OLordmakemeagoodlistener.JustasYouOLordareagood-listener,soalsomayIbe.JustasYouO Good-listeneraretheguardianofthegod's treasure soalsomayIbeaguardianofthebrahmanas' spiritualtreasure.

PPrraatti ji jññaa

smṛtaṁ ca me ‘smṛtaṁ ca me  ̱ tan ma ̍ u  ̱ bhaya ̍ṁ vra  ̱tam |

Ivowtoalwaysstrivetothinkpositivelyandtoavoidallformsofnegativethinking.

nindā ca me’nindā ca me  ̱ tan ma ̍ u  ̱ bhaya ̍ṁ vra  ̱tam |

Ivowtoalwaysstrivetocensurenegativeactionsandtopraisegooddeeds.

śraddhā ca me’śraddha ca me  ̱ tan ma ̍ u  ̱ bhaya ̍ṁ vra  ̱tam |

Ivowtobasemybeliefuponconvictionfoundedinreasonandtoavoidallformsofblind-faith.

vidyā ca me’vidyā ca me  ̱ tan ma ̍ u  ̱ bhaya ̍ṁ vra  ̱tam |

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Ivowtoeverincreasemylearningofbeneficialthingsandtoavoidunbeneficialknowledge.

śru  ̱taṁ ca  ̱ me’śru ̍taṁ ca me  ̱ tan ma ̍ u  ̱ bhaya ̍ṁ vra  ̱tam |

Ivowtoalwaysbeanopenandunbiasedlistenerandtoavoidbeingclose-minded.

sa  ̱tyaṁ ca  ̱ me’nṛ̍taṁ ca me  ̱ tan ma ̍ u  ̱ bhaya ̍ṁ vra  ̱tam |

Ivowtostrivefortruthandhonestyandtoavoidalluntruthanddishonesty.

tapa ̍śca me  ̱’ta ̍paś ca me  ̱ tan ma ̍ u  ̱ bhaya ̍ṁ vra  ̱tam |

Ivowtopursuethepathofcontemplativedevotionandavoidnon-contemplation.

vra  ̱taṁ ca  ̱ me’vra ̍taṁ ca me  ̱ tan ma ̍ u  ̱ bhaya ̍ṁ vra  ̱tam | Ipromisetocontinuallystrivetokeepthesevowsasfaraspossible.

yad brā̎hma  ̱ṇānā̱ṁ brahma ̍ṇi vra  ̱tam | yad  a ̱gne sendra ̍sya  ̱ sapra  j̍ āpatikasya  ̱ sa-de ̍vasya  ̱ sa-de ̍va-rā jasya  ̱ sa-ma ̍nuṣasya  ̱ sa-ma ̍nuṣya rā jasya  ̱ sa-pi ̍tṛ rā jasya  ̱ sa-pitṛkasya  ̱ sa-ga ̍ndharvāpsara  ̱skasya ̍ | yan ma ̍ ā̱tmana ̍ ā̱tmani ̍ vra  ̱taṁ tenā̱haguṁ sarva ̍ vrato bhūyāsam || WhateverspiritualvowisoftheBrahmanas,ofAgniwithIndra,withPrajapati,withthedevasandthe Lord of the devas, with men and the lords of men, with Pitris and the lords of Pitris, with the Gandharvas and the Apsarases, whatever vow is cherished by the self towards the Self, may I be empoweredwithallthesevows. 

The Ācārya causes the M ānavaka to rise while reciting the following prayer;

udāyu ̍ṣa svā̱yuṣā̎ udoṣa ̍dhīnāṁ rase ̍na ut-pa  ̱rjanya ̍sya  ̱ śuṣme  ̱ṇa uda ̍sthāṁ  a ̱mṛtā̱guṁ anu ̍ || Iriseupaftertheimmortalgods,bearinglonglifeandvitality,bearingtheessenceofhealth,bearing thevigourofParjanya. 

The Mānavaka looks at the sun through the srivatsa-mudra and repeats the following:

tac-cakṣu ̍r de  ̱va-hi ̍taṁ pu  ̱rastā̎c-chu  ̱kram-u  ̱ccarat | paśye ̍ma ś a ̱rada ̍śśataṁ, jīve ̍ma ś a ̱rada ̍ś-śataṁ, nandā̍ma ś a ̱rada ̍ś-śataṁ, modā̍ma ś a ̱rada ̍śśataṁ, bhavā̍ma ś a ̱rada ̍ś-śataṁ, śṛṇuyā̍ma ś a ̱rada ̍ś-śataṁ, prabra ̍vāma ś a ̱rada ̍ś-śataṁ, ajīt̍ ās-syāma ś a ̱rada ̍ś-śataṁ, jyok cā̱ sūrya ̍ṁ dṛś̱ e ||  May we continue to see for an hundred autumns, may we live together, may we rejoice together, may we enjoy together, may we radiate with glory together, may we listen to beneficial advice, may we communicate well, may we never be defeated for an hundred autumns, thus for a long time may we continue to pursue the path to enlightenment. 

The Ācārya takes the Mānavaka by the hand and says;

yasmi ̍n bh ū̱ taṁ ca  ̱ bhavya ̍ṁ ca  ̱ sarve ̍ lo  ̱kās sa  ̱māhi ̍tāḥ | tena ̍ gṛhṇāmi tvāṁ  a ̱haṁ mahya ̍ṁ gṛhṇāmi tvām  a ̱haṁ pra  ̱ jāpa ̍tinā tvā̱ mahya ̍ṁ gṛhṇāmi ________ śarman! || Inwhomthepastandthefutureandalltheworldsarecomprehended,byHimItakeyou;formeI takeyou;byPrajapatiItakeyouformeO................Sharman.

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The Mānavaka now performs samidha-dānam.

SSaam miiddhhaa D Dāānnaam m 

The māṇavakaḥ cleans the area around the fire.

pari ̍ tvā'gne  ̱ pari ̍ mṛ jā̱myāyu ̍ṣā ca  ̱ dhanena ca | su  ̱pra  ̱ jāḥ pra  ̱ jayā̍ bhūyāsaguṁ su  ̱vīro ̍ vī̱rais su  ̱varcā̱ varca ̍sā su  ̱poṣ a ̱ḥ poṣai ̍ḥ sugṛẖ o ̍ gṛẖ aiḥ su  ̱pati  ̱ḥ patyā̍ sume  ̱dhā me  ̱dhayā̍ subrahmā̎ brahmacā̱ribhi ̍ḥ ||

 All around you O Agni I clean the place, praying for life and wealth. May I be endowed with good  progeny, endowed with good and virile sons, well endowed with energy, endowed with good articles  for nourishment, endowed with fine houses, led by a good Spiritual Master, endowed with fine (Spiritual)intelligence,endowedwithSpiritualwealthandassociationwithspiritualdevotees. 

He then places a stick on the fire with each of the following prayers.

1  a ̱gnaye ̍ sa  ̱midha  ̱m āhā̍rṣaṃ bṛha  ̱te jā̱tave ̍dase | yathā̱ tvam a ̍gne sa  ̱midhā̍ sami  ̱dhyasa ̍  e ̱vaṃ mām āyu ̍ṣā̱ varca ̍sā sa  ̱nyā me  ̱dhayā̎ pra  ̱ jayā̎ paśu  ̱ bhi ̍r  brahmavarca  ̱sena  a ̱nnādye ̍na  ̱ same ̍dhaya  ̱ svāhā̎ || TotheFiremightyandAll-knowing,Ihavebroughtthefuel.JustasthouartbrightenedbythisfuelO  Agni, so also do thou brighten me with life, energy, gain, intelligence, progeny, cattle, spiritual strength,enjoymentandfood-thusdoImakethisoffering.

2 edho  ̎'syedhiṣī̱mahi  ̱ svāhā̎ || Thougrowest;maywetoogrow-thusImakethisoffering.

3 sa  ̱mida ̍si samedhiṣī̱mahi svāhā̎ || Thouartradiant;maywetoobecomeradiant-thusdoImakethisoffering.

4 tejo ̍'si  ̱ tejo mayi ̍ dhehi  ̱ svāhā̎ || Thouartfullofsplendor;maywetoogrow-thusdoImakethisoffering.

5 apo ̍  a ̱dyānva ̍cāriṣ a ̱guṁ rase ̍na sama ̍sṛkṣmahi || paya ̍svāguṁ agna  ̱ ā̍gama  ̱ṃ taṃ mā̱ saggas sṛ ja ̍   ̱ varca ̍sā̱ svāhā̎ || Ihavetodaydulyworshippedwithwaters;mayIbeunitedwiththeEssence. IhaveapproachedyouOAgniwithofferings;dothouendowmewithstrength.

6 saṃ mā̎'gne  ̱ varca ̍sā sṛ ja pra  ̱ jayā̍ ca  ̱ dhane ̍na ca  ̱ svāhā̎ || OAgni,dothouendowmewithstrength,progenyandalsowithwealth.

7 vi  ̱dyunme ̍ asya de  ̱vā indro ̍ vi  ̱dyāt sa  ̱harṣi  bhi ̍   ̱s svāhā || MaytheDevasknowmethusworshipping;mayIndraknowmeaswellastheRishis.

8  a ̱gnaye ̍ bṛha  ̱te nākā̍y a ̱ svāhā̎ || TotheMightyFire,theheavenlyOne,Imakethisoffering.

9 dyāvā̍ pṛthi  ̱vī bhyā̱gas svāhā̎ || ToHeavenandEarthImakethisoffering.

10  e ̱ṣā te ̍ agne sa  ̱mit ta ̍yā̱ vardha ̍sva  ̱ cāpyā̍yasva ca  ̱ tayā̱'haṃ vardha ̍māno  bhūyāsam ā̱pyāya ̍mānaśca svāhā̎ ||

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ThisfuelOAgniisforyou,growbyitandbecomefull.MayItoogrowandbecomefullbyit,mayI  growandbecomefull.

11 yo mā̎'gne bhā̱gina ̍guṃ sa  ̱ntamathā̍ bhā̱gaṃ cikīr̍ ṣati | abhā̱gam a ̍gne  ̱ taṃ ku ̍ru  ̱ mā̍m agne bhā̱gi ̍naṃ kuru  ̱ svāhā̎ || WhososeeksmerobmeofmysharetowhichIamentitled,dothouOAgnideprivehimofitandreturn ittome-thusdoImakethisoffering.

12 sa  ̱midha ̍m ā̱dhāyā̎gne sarva ̍ vrato bhūyāsa  ̱ggas svāhā̎ || HavingmadetheseoblationsmayIhavefulfilledallvows.

13 bhūssvāhā | 14 bhuvassvāhā || 15 suvassvāhā || 16 oṃ  bhūrbhuvassuvassvāhā || 

He touches the fire and then touches his lips.

teja ̍sā̱ mā samanajmi

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WiththissplendordoIsmearmyself.

yatte ̍ agne  ̱ teja  ̱s tenāha  ̱ṃ te  ja ̍   ̱svī bhū̍yāsaṃ yatte ̍ agne  ̱ varca  ̱stenāha  ̱ṃ va ̍rca  ̱svī bhū̍yāsaṃ yatte ̍ agne  ̱ hara  ̱stenā̱haguṃ ha ̍ra  ̱svī bhū̍yāsaṃ BythatlightthatisofyouOAgni;mayIbecomerefulgent. BythepowerthatisofyouOAgni;mayIbecomeenpowered. BytheradiancethatisofyouOAgni;mayIbecomeradiant.

mayi ̍ me  ̱dhāṃ mayi ̍ pra  ̱ jāṃ mayya  ̱gnis tejo ̍ dadhātu mayi ̍ me  ̱dhāṃ mayi ̍ pra  ̱ jāṃ mayīndra ̍ indriya  ̱ṃ da ̍dhātu mayi ̍ me  ̱dhāṃ mayi ̍ pra  ̱ jāṃ mayi  ̱ sūryo  ̱ bhrā jo ̍ dadhātu MayAgnibestowonmeintelligence,progenyandsplendour. MayIndrabestowonmeintelligence,progenyandforce. MaySuryabestowonmeintelligence,progenyandradiance.

BBrraahhm maaccārryyaa SSaaṁśāssaannaam m  brahmacāri asi —  youarenowastudent ofsacredlearning.  bāḍham apośanam — eatinabrahminicalmanner .  bāḍham karma kuru —  performallyourduties.  bāḍham divā mā svapsīḥ — don’tsleepduringtheday.  bāḍham  bāḍham ācāryādhīno bhava — besubmissivetoyourteachers. adhyayanam sampadāya — completeyourstudies.  bāḍham  bhīkṣā caryo — Begforyourfood   bāḍham B Bhhiik  k ṣṣāāccaarryyaaḥḥ 

The Māṇavaka takes a begging bowl and goes to his mother and other ladies and begs rice and money from them.

Bhavati bhik ṣām dehi

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M Āśirvādam M svasti mantrārthāḥ satyās saphalās santu iti bhavanto mahānto anugṛhṇantu || Maythisbenedictionpronouncedbetruthfulandyielditsrewardsbyyourblessings.

asya muhūrtaḥ sumuhūrto bhūyād iti bhavanto mahānto anugṛhṇantu || Byyourblessingmaythismomentbeanauspiciousone.

asya kumārasya vedoktaṃ d ī rghaṃ āyuṣyaṃ bhūyād iti bhavanto mahānto anugṛhṇantu || ByyourblessingmaythisboyhavelonglifeasmentionedintheVedas.

Tal-lagna apek ṣayā ādityādi navānāṁ grahānām ānuk ūlyam bhūyād iti bhavanto mahānto anugṛhṇantu || Byyourblessingmayallthenineplanetsbefavourablydisposedinspiteofthelagna.

ayaṁ baṭuḥ vyāsa iva purāṇeṣu pāṇinir iva vyākaraṇe rāmānuja iva brahmavidyāyāṁ janaka iva tattva-jñāne prahlād iva bhagavad bhaktau hariścandra iva satya-vacane bh īṣma iva brahmacarye mārkaṇḍeya iva cirañj ī vitve ca bhūyād iti bhavanto mahānto anugṛhṇantu ByyourblessingmaythisladbelikeVyasainliterature,likePaniniinknowledgeofgrammer,like RamanujainknowledgeofGod,likeJanakainhisgraspofphilosophy,likePrahladaindevotionto God,likeHarischandrainhisloveofspeakingthetruth,likeBhishmainhisvowofcontinence,like Markandeyainlongevity

sarve janāḥ n ī rogāḥ nir-upadravāḥ sad-ācāra-sampannā āḍhyā dayālavaśca bhūyāsur iti bhavanto mahānto anugṛhṇantu ||

nir-matsara

Mayeveryonebefreefromillness,andtribulations,mayallpeoplebecomevirtuous,prosperous,free  fromenvy,andcompassionate.

samasta sanmaṅgalāni santu | uttarottara abhivṛddhir astu || 14 || Maytherebeauspiciousnesseverexpanding.

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 A ppendi x  M JAYĀDII HOM MAḤ M Saṅkalpaḥ — hariḥ oṁ tatsat | pūrvokta guṇa ………… etat ________ homa karma-samṛddhyartham jayādi homam kariṣye || 1. Jaya Homaḥ

ci  ̱ttañ ca  ̱ svāhā̎̎ | cittāyedam na mama || 1 || citti ̍śca  ̱ svāhā̎ | cittyā idam na mama || 2 || 1-2.ToThoughtandthinkinghail!

ākū̍ta  ̱ñ ca  ̱ svāhā̎ | ākūtāyedam || 3 || ākū̍tiśca  ̱ svāhā̎ | ākūtyā idam || 4 || vijñā̍tam ca  ̱ svāhā̎ | vijñātāyedam || 5 || vijñā̍nam ca  ̱ svāhā̎ | vijñānāyedam || 6 || 5–6.Totheknownandtoknowledgehail!

mana ̍śca  ̱ svāhā̎ | manasa idam || 7 || śakva ̍rīśca  ̱ svāhā̎ | śakvarī bhya idam || 8 || 7–8.Tothemindandtoabilityhail!

darśa ̍śca  ̱ svāhā̎ | darśāyedam || 9 || pū̱ rṇamā̍saśca  ̱ svāhā̎ | pūrṇamāsāyedam || 10 || 9–10.Tothenewmoonandthefullmoonhail!

 br  ̱hañca  ̱ svāhā̎ | brhata idam || 11 || ra  ̱tha  ̱nta  ̱rañ ca  ̱ svāhā̎ | rathantarāyedam || 12 || 11–12.TotheBrhatandtheRathantarahail!

2. abhyātana Homaḥ

pra  ̱ jāpa ̍tir ja  ̱yān indrā̍ya vrṣṇ e ̱ prāya ̍cchad-u  ̱grah pṛ̍t a ̱nā jye ̍ṣu | tasmai  ̱ viś a ̱ssama ̍nam amanta  ̱ sarvā̱s sa u  ̱gra ̍s-sa hi havyo ̍ ba  ̱ bhūva  ̱ svāhā̎ | prajāpataya idam na mama || 13 || 13PrajapatibestowedvictoriesonIndraTheStrong,[throughthishoma]hewhoisdreadedin battlecontest,tohimallpeoplearebowedinreverence,forhebecameformidable,worthyof offering.Tohimallhail.

 a ̱gnir bhū̱ tānā̱m adhi ̍pati  ̱s-sa mā̍vatva  ̱smin brahma ̍nn-asmin kṣatre  ̎ ’syāmā̱śiṣya  ̱syām pu ̍ro  ̱dhāyā̍m  a ̱smin ka ̍rmann-a  ̱syām de  ̱va ̍-hūtyā̱ggas svāhā̎ | agnaya idam || 14 ||

14 O Agni is the lord of beings, may He help me; to attain Spiritual Dominion, to obtain dominion over the material, in this prayer, in this sacerdotal rite, in this ritual act, this invocationofthegods.Hail!

indro jye  ̱ṣṭhānā̱m adhi ̍pati  ̱s-sa mā̍’vatu .... svāhā̎ | indrāyedam || 15 || 15.Indraislordoftheelite,mayhehelpme……………..Hail!

ya  ̱mah prthi  ̱vyā adhi ̍pati  ̱s-sa mā̍’vatu .... svāhā̎ | yamāmyedam || 16 ||

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16.Yamaislordoftheearth,etc.

vā̱yur  a ̱ntari ̍kṣasyādhi ̍pati  ̱s-sa mā̍vatva  ̱smin brahma ̍nn-asmin kṣatre  ̎ ’syāmā̱śiṣya  ̱syām pu ̍ro  ̱dhāyā̍m  a ̱smin ka ̍rmann-a  ̱syām de  ̱va ̍-hūtyā̱ggas svāhā̎ | vāyava idam || 17 || 17.Vayuislordoftheatmosphere;etc

sūryo ̍ di  ̱vo’dhi ̍patīs-sa .... svāhā̎ | sūryāyedam || 18 || 18.SuryaislordoftheCosmos,etc

ca  ̱ndramā̱ nakṣa ̍trāṇā̱m adhi ̍pati  ̱s-sa mā̍’vatu .. svāhā̎ | candramasa || 19 || 19.Chandramaisthelordoftheluminaries,etc

 bṛha  ̱spati  ̱r brahma ̍ṇo’ dhi ̍pati  ̱s-sa mā̍’vatu .... svāhā̎ | brhaspataya idam || 20 ||  20.Brhaspatiisthelordofspirituality;etc

mi  ̱tras sa  ̱tyānā̱m adhi ̍pati  ̱s-sa mā̍’vatu .... svāhā̎ | mitrāyedam || 21 ||  21.Mitraisthelordoftruths;etc

varu ̍ṇo  ̱’pām adhi ̍pati  ̱s-sa mā̍’vatu .... svāhā̎ | varuṇāyedam || 22 ||  22.Varunaisthelordofwaters,etc

samu  ̱dras srotyānām adhi ̍pati  ̱s-sa mā̍’vatu .... svāhā̎ | samudrāyedam || 23 ||  23.Oceanisthelordofrivers;etc

anna  ̱guṁ sāmrā jy ̎ ānām adhi ̍pati  ̱s-tan māvatu .... svāhā̎ | annāyedam || 24 ||  24.FoodisthelordofEmperors;etc

soma  ̱ oṣa ̍dhīnā̱m adhi ̍pati  ̱s-sa mā̍’vatu .... svāhā̎ | somāyedam na mama || 25 ||  25.Somaisthelordofplants,etc

sa  ̱v  ̱itā pra ̍savānā̱m adhi ̍pati  ̱s-sa mā̍’vatu .... svāhā̎ | savitra idam || 26 ||  26.Savitaristhelordofenterprise,etc

ru  ̱dra pa ̍śū̱ nām adhi ̍pati  ̱s-sa mā̍’vatu .... svāhā̎ | rudrāyedam || 27 ||  27.RudraisthetheLordofcreatures,etc (apaupaspṛ śya)

tvaṣṭā̍ rū̱ pāṇā̱m adhi ̍pati  ̱s-sa mā̍’vatu....... svāhā̎ | tvaṣṭra idam || 28 ||  28.Tvastraisthelordofvisibleforms,etc

viṣṇu  ̱h parva ̍tānām adhi ̍pati  ̱s-sa mā̍’vatu .... svāhā̎ | viṣṇava idam || 29 ||  29.VisnuisthelordoftheMountains;etc

ma  ̱ruto ga  ̱ṇānā̱m adhi ̍patayas te māvantu .... svāhā̎ | marudbhya idam || 30 || 30.Marutsarethelordsofsociety;etc.

pita ̍raḥ pitāmahāḥ pare’vare  ̱ tatā̎s tatā mahā  ̱idam ā̍vata | asmin brahma ̍nnasmin kṣatre  ̎ ’syām-ā̱śiṣya  ̱syām pu ̍ro  ̱dhāyā̍m  a ̱smin ka ̍rmann-a  ̱syām de  ̱va ̍hūtyā̱ggas svāhā̎ | pitrubhya idam || 31 ||

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31.OyeFathers,yeGrandfathers,yefurther,yenearer,yeGreatgrandfathers,yeGreatGreat  grandfathers, do ye help me here. May they protect this our Spiritual Achievement and our MaterialAchievement,maytheyprotectthisoursacerdotalrite,thispiousact,thisinvocationof thegods.Tothemallhail. (apaupaspṛ śya)  3.

Rāṣṭrabhrt homaḥ.

ru  ̱tā̱ṣāḍ ru  ̱ta dhā̍mā̱gni gandha  ̱rvas tasya oṣa ̍dhayo’psa  ̱rasa  ̱ ūrjo  ̱ nāma sa   ̱idam brahma kṣ a ̱tram pā̍tu tā  ̱idam brahma kṣ a ̱tram pā̎ntu ta  ̱smai svāhā̎ | agnaye gandharvāyedam || 32 || 32. O Maintainer of the Holy Cosmic Order, abounding in truth, the Mystic Fire is the Celestial Harmony,hismanifestpotentialaretheherbs,calledNourishing.MayheprotectthisourSpiritual Dominion,andTemporalDominion;tohimallhail!

tā bhya  ̱s svāhā̎ | oṣadhī bhyo’psarobhya idam || 33 || 33.Tothemallhail!

sa  ̱guṁ hi  ̱to vi  ̱śva-sā̍mā̱ sūryo ̍ gandha  ̱rvas tasya  ̱ marīc̍ ayo’psa  ̱rasa  ̱ ā̱yuvo  ̱ nāma  ̱ ..... svāhā̎ | sūryāya gandharvāya idam || 34 || 34.TheConjoined,[ofdayandnight]laudedbytheUniverse,theSunistheCelestialHarmony,His manifestpotentialareHisrayscalledtheVitalForces.Mayheprotect  ...................

tā bhya  ̱s svāhā̎ | marīchibhyo’psarobhya idam || 35 || 35.Tothemallhail!

su  ̱ṣu  ̱mnas sūrya ̍ raśmiś ca  ̱ndramā̍ gandha  ̱rvas tasya  ̱ nakṣa ̍trāṇy-apsa  ̱rasa ̍  be  ̱ku ̍rayo  ̱ nāma  ̱ .... svāhā̎ | candramase gandharvāyedam || 36 || 36.TheHighly-Blessed,radiant-rayedMoon istheCelestialHarmony,hismanifestpotentialarethe  AsterismscalledLuminous.Mayhe.................

tā bhya  ̱s svāhā̎ | nakṣatrebhyo’psarobhya idam || 37 || 37.Tothemallhail!

 bhu  ̱ jyus su ̍pa  ̱rṇo ya  ̱ jño ga ̍ndha  ̱rvas tasya  ̱ dakṣi ̍ṇā apsa  ̱rasa ̍s tavā nāma  ̱ .... svāhā̎ || yajñāya gandharvāyedam || 38 || 38.Theprotecting,the Strong-wingedSacrificeis theCelestial Harmony, hismanifestPotentialare thesacrificialfees,(called)praises.Mayheprotect....................

tā bhya  ̱s svāhā̎ | dakṣiṇā bhyo’psarobhya idam || 39 || 39.Tothemallhail!

pra  ̱ jāpa ̍tir vi  ̱śvaka ̍rmā̱ mano ̍ gandha  ̱rvas tasya ̍ rk-sā̱mānya ̍psa  ̱raso  ̱ vahna ̍yo  ̱ nāma  ̱ .... svāhā̎ | manase gandharvāyedam || 40 || 40.PrajapatitheCreatoroftheUniverse,theCosmicMindistheCelestialHarmony;hismanifest  potentialaretheRcandtheSamaverses,calledhymns.Mayheprotect....................

tā bhya  ̱s svāhā̎ | ruksāmebhyo’psarobhya idam || 41 || 41.Tothemallhail!

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  ̱iṣ  ̱iro vi  ̱śvavya ̍cā̱ vāto ̍ gandha  ̱rvas tasyāpo ̍’psa  ̱raso ̍ mu  ̱dā nāma  ̱ sa  ̱idam  brahma kṣ a ̱tram pā̍tu tā  ̱idam brahma kṣ a ̱tram pā̎ntu ta  ̱smai svāhā̎ | vātāya gandharvāyedam || 42 || 42. The All-pervading Life-Force is the Celestial Harmony;his manifest potential are the waters (called)delights.Mayheprotect..........................

tā bhya  ̱s svāhā̎ | adbhyo’psarobhya idam || 43 || 43.Tothemallhail!

 bhuva ̍nasya pate  ̱ yasya ̍ ta u  ̱pari ̍ gru  ̱hā   ̱iha ca | sa no rā̱śvā-jyā̍niguṁ rā̱yas poṣaguṁ su  ̱vīryaguṁ saṁvatsa  ̱rīṇāggas sva  ̱stiggas svāhā̎ | bhuvanasya pataya idam || 44 || 44. O Lord of the world, thou who dwells above and below, do thou give us increase of wealth, unfailing,richinheroes,prosperityabidingthroughouttheyear.Allhail.

pa  ̱r a ̱m e ̱ṣṭhy-adhi ̍patir mṛṯ yu gandha  ̱rvas tasya  ̱ viśva ̍m apsa  ̱raso  ̱ bhuvo  ̱ nāma  ̱ sa  ̱idam brahma kṣ a ̱tram pā̍tu tā  ̱idam brahma kṣ a ̱tram pā̎ntu ta  ̱smai svāhā̎ | svāhā̎ | mṛtyave gandharvāyedam || 45 || 45.TheSupremeRuler,theOverlord,theControlleristheCelestialHarmony;hismanifestpotentialis thewholeuniversecalledtheworlds.Mayheprotect.................

tā bhya  ̱s svāhā̎ | viśvasmā apsarobhya idam || 46 || 46.Tothemallhail!

su  ̱kṣitis subhū̍tir bhadra  ̱kṛt suva ̍rvān pa  ̱rjanyo ̍ gandha  ̱rvas tasya ̍ vi  ̱dyuto ̍’psa  ̱raso  ̱ ruco  ̱ nāma  ̱............. svāhā̎ | parjanyāya gandharvāyedam || 47 || 47. With fair abode, fair wealth, doer of good deeds, holding the light, Parjanya is the Celestial Harmony,hismanifestpotentialisthelightening(called)theradiant.

tā bhya  ̱s svāhā̎ | vidyudbhyo’psarobhya idam || 48 || 48.Tothemallhail!

dūrehe ̍tir amruḍ a ̱yo mrtyur gandha  ̱rvas tasya ̍ pra  ̱ jā a ̍psa  ̱raso ̍ bhī̱ruvo  ̱ nāma  ̱ ………... svāhā̎ | mṛtyave gandharvāyedam || 49 || 49.HeWhosedartspeedsafar,thePitiless,DeathistheCelestialHarmony;hismanifestpotentialare thecreatures,(called)theFearfull.Mayheprotectthis.........................

tā bhya  ̱s svāhā̎ | prajā bhyo’psarobhya idam || 50 || 50.Tothemallhail!

cāru ̍h krpaṇakā̱śī kāmo ̍ gandha  ̱rva tasyā̱dhayo  ̎’psa  ̱rasa ̍ś śocaya ̍ntī̱r-nāma  ̱ sa   ̱idam brahma kṣ a ̱tram pā̍tu tā  ̱idam brahma kṣ a ̱tram pā̎ntu ta  ̱smai svāhā̎ | kāmāya gandharvāyedam || 51 || 51. The dear one, looking with desire, Love is the Celestial Harmony; his manifest potential are thoughts(called)burning;Mayheprotectthis..................

tā bhya  ̱s svāhā̎ | ādhibhyo’psarobhya idam || 52 || 52.Tothemallhail!

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sa no ̍ bhuvanasya pate  ̱ yasya ̍ ta u  ̱pari ̍ gru  ̱hā  ̱iha ca ̍ | ū̱ ru brahma ̍ṇe’smai kṣ a ̱trāya  ̱ mahi  ̱ śarma ̍ yaccha  ̱ svāhā̎ | bhuvanasya patye brahmaṇa idam || 53 || O lord of the world, who dwells aboveand below, please grant extensive, great protection tothis SpiritualDominionandtothisTemporalDominionandgrantuspeaceforever.

U UTTTTA ARRĀṄG GA AM M

Conclusion oṁ prajā̍pate  ̱ na tvad  e ̱tānyanyo viśvā̍ jā̱tāni  ̱ pari  ̱ tā ba  bh ̍ ūva | yat kā̍mas te  ̱  juhu  ̱mas tanno ̍ astu va  ̱yaggas syā̍ma pata ̍yo rayī̱ṇāggas svāhā̎ || prajāpataya idam na mama | OLordofBeings,youalonecancomprehendallthesecreatedforms,andnonebesideyou.Grantusour heart'sdesirewhenweinvokeyou,maywebecomethelordsofrichpossessions.(VS.10;20)

oṁ bhūssvāhā̎ | agnaye idam na mama || oṃ bhuvassvāhā̎ | vāyave ida na mama || oṁ suvassvāhā̎ | sūryāya idam na mama || yad a ̍sya  ̱ karma  ̱ṇo ’tyarīr̍ ica  ̱ṃ yad vā̱ nyū̍nam  ̱ihāka ̍ram | agniṣṭ a ̱t sviṣṭ a ̱kṛd vidvān sarvaggas svi ̍ṣṭ a ̱guṁ suhu ̍tam karotu  ̱ svāhā | agnaye sviṣṭakṛtedam na mama || Whatevertherehasbeendonethatissuperfluousordeficientinthissacrifice,youknowitall,please acceptitascompleteOAgniSvistakrta.

Paridhi parihara ṇam; 

Offer the paridhis into the fire after having dipped them in ghee; the middle one first followed by the three others.

Samsrāva Homaḥ 

Fill the sruva with ghee then cover with the sruk then offer a continuous stream of ghee;

svāhā̎ | vasubhyo rudrebhya āditebhyas saṃsrāva bhāgebhyaḥ idam na mama |  AllHail!TotheVaus,theRudrasandtheAdityasIofferthisoblation.

oṁ bhūr-bhuvas-suvas-sv āhā̎ | prajāpataye idam na mama || ToThePhysical,MentalandSpiritualrealmsAllHail,totheLordofCreationImakethisoffering.

PPrrāāyyaaśścciittttaa

Atonement Saṅkalpaḥ — oṃ pūrvokta guṇa viśeṣeṇa visiṣṭhāyāṃ asyāṃ śubha tithau mama upāta samasta durita-k ṣaya dvāra śr ī  parameśvara pr ī tyarthaṃ asmin kuṣmāṇḍa homa karmaṇi avijñāta prāyaścitta ād ī ni kariṣye || On this auspicious day characterized by the afore mentioned Astrological parameters, with the sanctionoftheSupremePersonandasservicetoHimalone, inthisriteofkushmandahomaIshall nowmaketheatonementofferings.

anā jñā̎taṃ yad ajñā̍taṃ ya  ̱ jñasya kri  ̱yate  ̱ mithu ̍ | agne  ̎ tada ̍sya ka  ̱lpa  ̱y a ̱ tvaguṁ hi vettha ̍ ya  ̱thā̱ tathagass svāhā̎ || agnayedam na mama |

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WhatevererrorImayhavecommittedinthissacrifice,knowinglyorunknowingly,OAgniyouknow  fullwell,pleaseamenditandmakeitperfect.(TB.3.7.11.5.)

puru ̍ṣa sammito ya  ̱ jño ya  ̱ jñaḥ puru ̍ṣa sammitaḥ | agne  ̎ tada ̍sya ka  ̱lpa  ̱y a ̱ tvaguṁ hi vettha ̍ yathā̱ tathagass svāhā̎ || agnayedam na mama |

TheSupremeLordiscoequal with Sacrifice,theSacrificeiscoequalwiththe Lord.O Agniyouknow  fullwell,pleaseamenditandmakeitperfect.(TB.3.7.11.5)

yat pā̍k a ̱tra manasā dī̱na da ̍kṣā̱ na | ya  ̱ jñasya ̍ ma  ̱nvate ̍ martā̍saḥ | agni  ̱ṣṭad hotā̎ kra  ̱tu  ̱-vid vijā̱nan yaji ̍ṣṭho de  ̱vāguṁ kra  ̱tu  ̱śo ya  j̍ āti  ̱ svāhā̎ || agnayedam na mama || Since we humans of feeble energies, with immature minds, are unacquainted with the correct  procedure of sacrifice, may the Mystic Fire who is skilled in the rites, well knowing all that is to be done,thebestofferer,offerworship(onourbehalf)accordingtofitseason.(RV.10.2.5a)

oṁ bhūssvāhā̎ | agnaye idam na mama || oṃ bhuvassvāhā̎ | vāyave ida na mama || oṁ suvassvāhā̎ | sūryāya idam na mama || Saṅkalpaḥ — asmin _________ homa karmaṇi madhye saṃ bhāvita samasta doṣa prāyaścittārthaṃ sarva prāyaścittam hoṣyāmi ForallshortcomingsthatoccurredduringthecourseofthissacrificeInowofferfinalatonementand expiation.

oṁ bhūr-bhuvas-suvas-sv āhā̎ | prajāpataye idam na mama || OmTothephysical,mentalandtranscendentalrealmsAllHail!

oṁ śrī viṣṇave-svāhā̎ | viṣṇave paramātmane idam na mama || Om,TotheOmnipresentLordAllHail!

oṁ rudrāya paśupataye svāhā̎ | rudrāya paśupataye idaṃ na mama || Om,TotheDestroyer,theLordofallbeings,AllHail!

PPūrrṇaahhuuttii Saṅkalpaḥ — oṃ pūrvokta guṇa viśeṣeṇa visiṣṭhāyāṃ asyāṃ śubha tithau mama upāta samasta durita-k ṣaya dvāra śr ī  parameśvara pr ī tyarthaṃ asmin _________ homa karmaṇaḥ saṃpūrṇa phala prāptyārthaṃ _______ nāmāgnau pūrṇāhutiṃ hoṣyāmi | tadanantaraṃ sāṅgata siddhyarthaṃ vāsordhārāṃ hoṣyāmi || On this auspicious day characterized by the afore mentioned Astrological parameters, with the sanctionoftheSupremePersonandasservicetoHimalone,inthisriteofku ṣmāṇḍ ahomainthefire namedvit I shall make the finaloffering. Thereafter I shall, for the success ofthe ritual make the offeringcalledvasordhara. 

oṃ pū̱ rṇāhu  ̱tim u ̍tta  ̱māṃ ju ̍hoti | sarva  ̱ṃ vai pū̎rṇā-hu  ̱tiḥ | sarva ̍m evāpno ̍ti | atho ̍   ̱iyaṃ vai pū̎rṇā-hu  ̱tiḥ |  a ̱syām  e ̱va prati-tiṣṭhati ̍ svāhā̎ || agnaye vauṣaṭh ||

He sacrifices the best of final oblations; Totality is the final oblation; through that everything is obtained;thereforeisthis,thatfinaloblation;inthisisitestablished.

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V Vaassoorrddhhārraa H Hoom maaḥ oṃ sapta  ̱ te ̍ agne sa  ̱midha ̍s sa  ̱pta   ̱jihvās sapta ṛ̍ṣayaḥ sapta  ̱ dhāma ̍ pri  ̱yāṇi ̍ | sa  ̱pta hotrā̎ sapta  ̱-dhā tvā̍ ya  ̱ ja  ̱nti  ̱ sa  ̱pta yoni  ̱r āpṛ̍ṇasva ghṛṯ  e ̱n a ̱ svāhā̎ || agnaye saptavatedaṃ na mama || SevenareyourfaggotsOAgni,sevenyourtongues,seventheseersandseventhebelovedlocations. Seven are the priests that oblate toyou, sevenarethe sources, with this oblationof ghee grant us  protection.(KYV.1.5.3.2)

Prāṇāyāma & Pariśecanam

adi  ̱te’nva ̍magass sthāḥ | anuma  ̱te’nva ̍magass sthāḥ | sara ̍sva  ̱te’nva ̍magass sthāḥ | deva ̍ savi  ̱taḥ prāsā̍vīḥ ||

 Aditi has granted us permission, Anumati has granted permission. Sarasvati has granted  permission,DevaSavitahasimpelledus. 

Valediction of Varuna from the pran ī ta patra

varuṇāya namaḥ sakala arādhanai svarcitam | yathā-sthānam …. OVarunaIofferyouallmyhomage,pleasedepartwhereyouwill,forGlory,well-beingandthe hopethatyouwillreturn. 

Pouring out of the water

prācyā̎ṁ di  ̱śī de  ̱vā   ̱rtvijo ̍ mārjayantām || Intheeasternquartermaythegods,thepriestsmakemebright.

dakṣiṇa ̍sya di  ̱śī māsā̎ḥ pi  ̱taro ̍ mārjayantām || Inthesouthernquartermaythemonths,themanesmakemeillustrious.

pratīcyā̎ṁ di  ̱śī gr  ̱hāḥ paśavo ̍ mārjayantām || Inthewesternquartermaythehouses,thecattlemakemeillustrious.

udīcyā̎ṁ di  ̱śyāpa  ̱ oṣa ̍dhayo  ̱ mārjayantām || Inthenorthernquartermaythewaters,theplants,thetreesmakemeillustrious.

ūrdhvāyā̎ṁ di  ̱śī ya  ̱ jña sa ̍ṁva  ̱tsaro ya  ̱ jña-patir mārjayantām Inthezenithmaythesacrifice,theyear,theLordofSacrificemakemeillustrious.

oṁ va  ̱iśvā̱n a ̱rāya ̍ vi  ̱dmahe ̍ | lālī̱lāya ̍ dhīmahi | tanno ̍ agniḥ praco  ̱dayā̎t WecognizetheMysticFirewithinthesoulofallbeings,maythatIlluminatorenlightenus.

Homage to Agni

agne  ̱ naya ̍ su  ̱pathā̎ rā̱ye  a ̱smān viśvā̍ni deva va  ̱yunā̍ni vi  ̱dvan | yu  ̱yo  ̱dhya  ̱smaj-ju ̍hurā̱ṇam eno  ̱ bhūyi ̍ṣṭhānte  ̱ nama ̍ uktim vidhema || oṁ agnaye namaḥ agniṁ ātmanyudv āsayāmi || ORefulgentAgniyoupossessallkindsofknowledgeandarethereforewise.Leadusinagoodlypath to the wealth of Beatitude. Keep away from us corrupting sin which stands in the way of our attainment.Weofferyoumanysalutations.

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OmObeisancetoAgni-Ireturnyoutoyourplacewithinmyheart

Prārthana

namaste gārhapatyāya namaste dakṣiṇāgnaye | namaḥ āhavanīyāya mahā vedyai namo namaḥ || ReverencetotheGarhapatyafire,reverencetothedakshinafire.ReverencetotheAhavaniyafireand totheMainAltarIpayrepeatedreverence.

kāṇḍa dvayopapādhyāya karma brahma svar ūpiṇam | svargāpavarga rūpāya yajñeśāya namo namaḥ || IpaymyobeisancestotheLordofSacrificeswhoismanifestintheformofthetwindivisionsofthe VedasrelatingtoAction(karma-kanda)andtoKnowledge(Brahma-kanda)whicharethecausesof heavenandliberationrespectively.

yajñeśācyuta govinda mādhavānanta keśava | kṛṣṇa viṣṇo hṛṣīkeśa vāsudeva namo'stu te || SalutationstoyouOKrishna,theLordofSacrifice,TheAll-pervadingOne,theLord-of-the-senses,the EternalOne,theConsortofLakshmi,theIndweller,andLordoftheUniverse.

mantra hīnaṃ kriyā hīnaṃ bhakti hīnaṃ hutāśana | yad hutaṃ tu mayā deva paripūrṇaṃ tad astu te || Deficientasthissacrificeisinformulae,methodologyanddevotionOAgni!WhateverIhaveoffered myLord,letitbeacceptabletoyou.

prāyaścittānya śeṣāṇi tapaḥ karmātma kāni vai | yāni teṣām aśeṣāṇāṃ kṛṣṇa anusmaraṇaṃ param || There is no other expiation in austerities and other actions whereby everything that is deficient becomeswholeotherthanbytheremembranceofthenameofKrishna.

yasya smṛtya cā nāmokta tapaḥ yajña kriyādiṣu | nyūnam sampūrṇatām yāti sadyo vande tam acyutam || oṃ śrī kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa

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M Karmāṅga A bhyudayam [nāndī] M oṃ eko viṣṇur mahad bhūtaṃ pṛthak bhūtāny anekaśaḥ | tr ī n lok ān vyāpya bhūtātmā bhuṅkte viśvabhug avyayaḥ || Vishnuistheuniqueandunparalleleddeityinthathepervadesthegreatelementsofdifferentkinds andthethreeworldsofexistence.HeistheSupersoulofallbeingsandtheirProtector.Hetranscends allofthemandisnottouchedbytheirdefectsthusHeenjoyssupremebliss.

oṃ namo brahmaṇya devāya go-brāhmaṇa hitāya ca |  jagad-hitāya k ṛṣṇāya govindāya namo namah || devatābhyaḥ pitṛbhyaśca mahāyog ī bhya eva ca | namas svāhāyai svadhāyai nityam eva namo namaḥ || Saṅkalpaḥ Hariḥ oṁ tatsat | Govinda ………….. saṅkalpita karmāṅgatayā abhyudayaṃ hiraṇya-rūpeṇa adya kariṣye || apa upaspṛśya || OnthisauspiciousdaywiththesanctionoftheSupremeBeingandasservicetoHimalone,[inorder to absolve myself of all sins and to please the Supreme Lord] I now, as an ancilliary to ………….  performthememorialritetomyancestorsthroughcharity.

D Dāānnaam m hiraṇyagarbha garbhasthaṃ hema b ī   ja vibhāvasoḥ | ananta puṇya phaladam ataḥ śāntiṃ prayaccha me || adya saṅkalpita …. karmāṅga bhūte’sminn abhyudaye satya-vasu saṃ jñaka viśvedeva – abhyudaya saṃrak ṣaka śr ī  mahā viṣṇu sahita, nānd ī  śobhana devatā pr ī tyarthaṃ, idam āgneyaṃ hiraṇyaṃ satya-vasu saṃ jñaka viśvedeva abhyudaya saṃrak ṣaka śr ī  mahā viṣṇu sahita, nānd ī  śobhana devatā svarūpebhyāh brāhmaṇebhyaḥ saṃpradade na mama || nānd ī śobhana devatāḥ pitaraḥ pr ī yantām || 

give the money to the brahmins

svāminaḥ mayā hiraṇyena k ṛtaṃ abhyudayikaṃ saṃpannam | [susaṃpannam] || Maythismemorialritetomyancestorsdonethroughtheseofferingsbeacceptable.

iḍā̍ deva  ̱hūr manu ̍r ya  ̱ jñanīḥ bṛha  ̱spati ̍ḥ uktā̱m a ̱dā̱ni ś a ̱gu  ̱ṁ si  ̱ṣ a ̱t viśve ̍de  ̱vaḥ sū̱ kta  ̱-vācaḥ pṛthi ̍vi mātar mā mā̍ higuṁ sīḥ madhu ̍ maniṣye madhu ̍ janiṣye madhu ̍ vakṣyāmi madhu ̍ vadiṣyāmi madhu ̍-matiṃ deve  ̱ bhyaḥ vāca ̍m udyāsaguṃ śu  ̱śru  ̱ṣeṇyā̎ṃ ma  ̱nu  ̱ṣye   bhyas taṃ mā̍ de  ̱vā ̎ a ̍vantu śobhāya ̍i pi  ̱taro'nu ̍madantu || Idasummonsthegods,Manuleadsthesacrifice,Brihaspatirecitesthechantsandacclamations.The  All-godsrecitethehymns,OEarthMotherdonotharmme.OfsweetnessshallIthink,sweetnessshall Iproduce,sweetnessshallIproclaim,sweetnessshallIspeak,mayIutterspeechfullofsweetnessfor the gods and acceptable to men, may the gods aid me to radiance may the manes rejoice in me. TS.3.3.2

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iḍā̱ ehi ̍ | a ̍diti  ̱ ehi ̍ | sara ̍sva  ̱tyehi ̍ | śobhanaṃ śobhanam | ComeOIda!ComeSarasvati!Mayallbewell

manas-samādhīyatām |

[samāhita manasaḥ smaḥ]

Reverendsirsmayyoubegratified.

prasīdantu bhavantaḥ |

[prasannāḥ smaḥ]

Reverendsirsmayyoubegratified.

śrīrastviti bhavanto bruvantu

||

[astu śrīḥ]

Reverendsirsmayweobtainwellbeing.

puṇyāha bhavanto bruvantu

||

[puṇyāham]

Reverendsirsmaywebesanctified.

ṛḏ hyāsmā̍ ha  ̱vyair nama ̍so pa  ̱sadya ̍ | mi  ̱tram de  ̱vaṃ mi ̍tra  ̱dheya ̍ṃ no astu |  a ̱nū̱ rā̱dhān ha  ̱viṣā̍ va  ̱rdhaya ̍ntaḥ | ś a ̱taṃ jīv̍ ema ś a ̱rada  ̱s-savīr̍ āḥ || [dīrghāyuṣyam-astu] || TB.3.1.2.1a Mayweprosper,havingapproachedwithoblationswithsalutations,maytheradiantSupremeBeing beoursupport.MayHisbliss-bestowingGracewithoblationseverincrease,mayweliveahundred autumnsinthecompanyofourheroes.

namas sada ̍se  ̱ nama  ̱s sada ̍sa  ̱s-pata ̍ye nama  ̱s sakhīn ̍ ām puro  ̱gāṇā̱ṃ cakṣu ̍ṣ e ̱ namo ̍ di  ̱ve nama ̍ḥ pṛthi  ̱vyai | Iofferobeisancetotheassembly,homagetotheLordoftheassembly,salutationstothefriendswho  gobefore,homagetoHeavenandtoEarth.T.S.3;2;4

sapra ̍tha sa  ̱ bhāṃ me ̍ gopāya | ya ca  ̱ sabhyā̎s sabhā̱ sada ̍ḥ | tān i ̍ndriyāva ̍ta kuru | sa  ̱rvam āyu  ̱r u ̍pāsatām || Maythisaugustassemblyaffordmeitsprotection,allthosewhoarepresenthere.Maytheyprotect mysenseorgans,Ioffermylifelongobeisance.TB.1.1.10.3.5

āśirvādaḥ | tadaṅga puṇyāhaṃ vācayet

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M Āccārryyaa ssaam mbbhhāvvaannaa M Sankalpam — oṃ adya pūrvokta guṇa viśeṣaṇa visiṣṭāyāṃ asyām śubha tithau k ṛta etad ________ karmaṇaḥ veda purāṇokta śubha phala prāptyarthaṃ etāvad dravya-mūlyaka hiraṇyaṃ yathā-śaktyā ________ gotrāya ________ nāma brāhmaṇāya dak ṣiṇa ahaṃ saṃpradade || Onthis auspicious daycharacterisedby theaforementionedastrologicalparameters,In thisriteof .......................thathas been done;in orderto confirmandestablishthisinvocationandworshipofthe Lord ...................... I give this honorarium according to my capacity to the priest by the name of ………………oftheclanof………………

govinda pratigṛhṛṇāti govindāya dadāti ca | govinda dhārik ā dvābhyāṃ govindāya namo namaḥ || Govindaisthegiverandthereceiver,GovindaisthesuporterofbothdonorandreceiverthereforeI  paymyobeisancetoGovinda.

hiraṇya garbha garbhastham hema b ī  ja vibhāvasoḥ | ananta puṇya phaladam atha śāntiṃ prayaccha me ||

D Daak  k ṣṣiiṇṇaa D Dānnaa M Maannttrraass dā̱nam iti  ̱ sarvā̍ṇi bhū̱ tāni ̍ praśaguṃ sa ̍nti | dā̱nān-nāti ̍ du  ̱ṣkara  ̱m tasmā̎t dā̱ne ra ̍mante || dā̱nam ya  ̱ jñānā̱m varū̍tha  ̱m dakṣi ̍ṇā | lo  ̱ke dā̱tāraguṃ sarva bhū̱ tāny-u ̍pajī̱vanti ̍ | dā̱nena arā̍t  ̱ir apā̍nudanta | dā̱nena ̍ dviṣ a ̱nto mi  ̱trā bha ̍vanti | dā̱ne sa  ̱rvam prati ̍ṣṭhiṭ a ̱m tasmā̎t dā̱nam pa ̍ra  ̱mam vada ̍nti || varo  ̱ dakṣi ̍ṇā | vare ̍ṇai  ̱va varaga ̍ss spṛṇoti | ā̱tmā hi vara ̍ḥ | eka ̍-viguṁśati  ̱r dakṣi ̍ṇā dadāti |  e ̱k a ̱-vi  ̱gu  ̱ṁśo vā   ̱itas-sva  ̱rgo lo  ̱kaḥ | pra-sva  ̱rgaṁ lo  ̱kaṃ

ā̎pnoti |  a ̱sāvā̍ditya e ̍ka-vi  ̱gu  ̱ṁśaḥ |  a ̱mum  e ̱vādi  ̱tyam ā̎pnoti ̍ | ś a ̱taṁ da ̍dāti | ś a ̱tāyu  ̱ḥ puru ̍ṣaḥ ś a ̱tendri ̍yaḥ | āyu ̍ṣye  ̱vendri  ̱ye prati ̍ṣṭhati | sa  ̱hasra ̍m dadāti | sa  ̱hasra ̍m sammitas-sva  ̱rgo lo  ̱kaḥ | sva  ̱rgasya ̍ lo  ̱kasyā̱ bhiji ̍tyai ||

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V Vaaiiddiik  k aa Āśśiirrvvāddaam m navo ̍ navo bhavati  ̱ jaya ̍mā̱nohnā̎ṃ ke  ̱tur-u  ̱ṣasā̍m-etyagre  ̎ |  bhā̱gaṃ de  ̱vebhyo  ̱ vida ̍dhāt-yāyan praca  ̱ndramā̎s-tirata dīrgham āyuḥ || Heisborneveranew;thebannerofthedaysgoesbeforetheDawns.Heappointstheirportiontothe  godsasheadvances;theLordofDelight—extendinglife.

su  ̱maṅga  ̱līr  ̱iyam va  ̱dhu  ̱imāguṃ sa ̍meta  ̱ paśya ̍ta | saubhā̎gyam  a ̱syai da  ̱ttvā yathā-sta  ̱ṃ viparetana || Highly auspicious is this bride, come congratulate her; wish her a married life filled with her Husband'slove,andthenrepairtoyourrespectivedwellings.R.V.10.85.33

ś a ̱tamā̍nam bhavati ś a ̱tāyuḥ puru ̍ṣaś-ś a ̱tendri ̍ya āyu ̍ṣye  ̱vendri  ̱ye prati ̍tiṣṭha  ̱ti | Itis ofa hundred measures, man has a hundred years oflife, a hundred powers;verily onlife and  powerherests.TS.3;2;6;

śrī varca ̍syam āyu ̍ṣya  ̱m āro  ̎gyam avi ̍dhā̱t chobha ̍mānam mahī̱yate  ̎ | dhā̱nyam dha  ̱nam pa  ̱śum ba  ̱hu putra-lā̱ bham ś a ̱ta saṃva ̍tsaraṃ dī̱rgham āyu ̍ḥ || Mayyoubothblestwithprosperity,vigor,longevity,health,wealth,anddomesticanimals.Mayyou havemanychildrenandmayyouliveforahundredautumns.

  ̱imāṃ tvam i ̍ndra mīḍavas supu  ̱trāguṃ su  ̱ bhagā̎ṃ kuru | daśā̎syāṃ pu  ̱trān ādhe ̍hi  ̱ pati ̍m ekā̱daśa ̍ṃ kṛ̍dhi || O Bounteous Indra, make this brideblessed inher fortune and her children, Confer upon her ten children,andmayherhusbandbelikeuntotheeleventh.Hail!(  Rik Veda 10.85.45)

Brahmacāri

hi  ̱r a ̱ṇya  ̱ pā̱traṃ madho  ̎ḥ pū̱ rṇaṃ da ̍dāti | ma  ̱davyo ̍sā̱n-iti ̍ |  e ̱k a ̱dā bra  ̱hmaṇ a ̱ upa ̍harati |  e ̱ka daiva  ̱ yaja ̍māna  ̱ āyus-tejo ̍ dadāti ||

śr ī  mahadbhyo namaḥ !

Paurānika Āśirvādam

svasti mantrārthāḥ satyās saphalās santu iti bhavanto mahānto anugṛhṇantu || 1 || asya muhūrtaḥ sumuhūrto bhūyād iti bhavanto mahānto anugṛhṇantu || 2 || ye ye grahāḥ śubhetara-sthāneṣu sthitāḥ teṣāṃ grahāṇām śubha sthāna phala avāptir-asviti bhūyād iti bhavanto mahānto anugṛhṇantu || 3 || tal-lagna apek ṣayā ādityādi navānāṁ grahānām ānuk ūlyam bhūyād iti bhavanto mahānto anugṛhṇantu

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ye ye grahāḥ śubha-sthāneṣu sthitāḥ teṣāṃ grahāṇām atiśayena ek ādaśa śubha sthāna phala avāptir-asviti bhūyād iti bhavanto mahānto anugṛhṇantu || 4 || anayoḥ dampatyoḥ (sarveṣām saha-kuṭumbānām) vedoktaṃ d ī rghaṃ āyuṣyaṃ bhūyād iti bhavanto mahānto anugṛhṇantu || 5 || anayoḥ dampatyoḥ (sarveṣām saha-kuṭumbānām) gṛhe vasatāṃ dvipadāṃ catuṣpadāṃ n ī roga śatāyuṣaṃ bhūyāditi bhavanto mahānto anugṛhṇantu || 6 || anayoḥ dampatyoḥ (sarveṣām saha-kuṭumbānām) k ṣema sthairya dhairya saurya v ī rya vijaya āyur ārogya aiśvarya abhivṛddhiḥ bhūyād iti bhavanto mahānto anugṛhṇantu || 7 || anayoḥ dampatyoḥ (sarveṣām saha-kuṭumbānām) sarveṣām devatānām prasādena ca hitokta mahat aiśvarya āvāptiḥ ācandrārkam vaṃśā vṛddhi bhūyād …. || 8 || anayoḥ dampatyoḥ (sarveṣām saha-kuṭumbānām) śar ī re vartamāna vartiṣyamāna samasta roga p īḍa parihāra dvārā, k ṣipra ārogyatā dṛḍhagātra siddhiḥ iti bhavanto mahānto anugṛhṇantu || 9 || anayoḥ dampatyoḥ (sarveṣām saha-kuṭumbānām) āyur balam yaśo varcaḥ paśavaḥ sthairyaṃ siddhir lak ṣm īḥ k ṣamā k āntis sadguṇā ānando nityotsavo nitya-śr ī  nityamaṅgalaṃ ityeṣām sarvadā abhivṛddhir bhūyād iti bhavanto mahānto ….. || 10 || anayoḥ dampatyoḥ (sarveṣām saha-kuṭumbānām) gṛhe dhana lak ṣm ī  dhānya lak ṣm ī  santāna lak ṣm ī  saumya lak ṣm ī  saubhāgya lak ṣm ī , gaja lak ṣm ī  mok ṣa lak ṣm ī  aṣṭha lak ṣmyāḥ sthiratara siddhiḥ iti bhavanto mahānto anugṛhṇantu || 11 || sarve janāḥ n ī rogāḥ nir-upadravāḥ sad-ācāra-sampannā āḍhyā dayālavaśca bhūyāsur iti bhavanto mahānto anugṛhṇantu || 12 ||

nir-matsara

deśo ayaṃ nir-upadravo astu | sarve janāḥ sukhino bhavantu || 13 || samasta sanmaṅgalāni santu | uttarottara abhivṛddhir astu || 14 ||

P Paauurrāṇṇiik  k aa śśllook  k aa āśśiirrvvāddaam m bhadram astu śivam cā'stu mahālak ṣm ī  pras ī datu | rak ṣantu tvāṃ surā sarve sampadaḥ santu susthira || 1 || Maywell-beingbeyours,andauspiciousnesstoo,mayFortuneshowerhergraceuponyou, Mayallthegodsprotectyou,andgrantyouprosperityandsecurityinabundance.

mantrārthāḥ saphalāḥ santu pūrṇā santu manorathāḥ | śatrūṇāṃ buddhi nāśo'stu mitrāṇāmudayastathā || 2 || Mayyoureceiveallthebenefitofthemantras,mayallyourgoalsbefulfilled,mayallyourenemies obtainintelligenceandyourfriendseverincrease.

avyādhinā śar ī reṇa manasā ca nirādhinā | pūrayannarthinām āśām j ī va-tvaṃ śaradaś-śatan || 3 || Mayyourbodybefreefromdiseasesandyourmindfreefromworry,mayyouachieveyouraspirations andmayyourliveforanhundredautumns.