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अथातस्तृतीये वर्षे चूडाकरणम् १

1. ¹ Now follows the tonsure of the child’s head, in the third year.

पुरस्ताच्छालाया उपलिप्तेऽग्निरुपसमाहितो भवति २

2. ² To the east of the house on a surface besmeared (with cow-dung) wood has been put on the fire.

तत्रैतान्युपकॢप्तानि भवन्ति ३

3. There the following things have been placed:

एकविँ शतिर्दर्भपिञ्जूल्य उष्णोदककँ स औदुम्बरः क्षुर आदर्शो वा क्षुरपाणिर्नापित इति दक्षिणतः ४

4. To the south (of the fire) twenty-one Darbha blades, a brass vessel with hot water, a razor of Udumbara wood or a mirror, and a barber with a razor in his hand;

आनडुहो गोमयः कृसरः स्थालीपाको वृथापक्व इत्युत्तरतः ५

5. ³ To the north, bull’s dung and a mess of boiled rice with sesamum seeds which may be more or less cooked.

व्रीहियवैस्तिलमाषैरिति पृथक् पात्राणि पूरयित्वा पुरस्तादुपनिदध्युः ६

6. ⁴ Let them fill vessels separately with rice and barley, with sesamum seeds and beans, and let them place (those vessels) to the east (of the fire).

कृसरो नापिताय सर्वबीजानि चेति ७

7. The boiled rice with sesamum seeds (Sutra 5) and all seeds (mentioned in Sūtra 6) are given to the barber.

अथ माता शुचिना वसनेन कुमारमाच्छाद्य पश्चादग्नेरुदगग्रेषु दर्भेषु प्राच्युपविशति ८

8. Then the mother, having dressed the son in a clean garment, sits down to the west of the fire on northward-pointed Darbha grass, facing the east.

अथ यस्तत्करिष्यन्भवति पश्चात्प्राङवतिष्ठते ९

9. To the west (of her), facing the east, the person stations himself who is going to perform that (ceremony).

अथ जपत्यायमगात्सविता क्षुरेणेति सवितारं मनसा ध्यायन्नापितं प्रेक्षमाणः १०

10. He then murmurs, fixing his thoughts on Savitṛ, looking at the barber, (the Mantra), ‘Hither has come Savitṛ with his razor’ (MB. I, 6. 1).

उष्णेन वाय उदकेनैधीति वायुं मनसा ध्यायन्नुष्णोदककँ सं प्रेक्षमाणः ११

11. ⁵ And fixing his thoughts on Vāyu, looking at the brass vessel with warm water, (he murmurs the Mantra), ‘With warm water, O Vāyu, come hither’ (ibid. 2).

दक्षिणेन पाणिनाप आदाय दक्षिणां कपुष्णिकामुन्दत्याप उन्दन्तु जीवस इति १२

12. Drawing water (out of that vessel) with his right hand he moistens the patch of hair on the right side (of the boy’s head) with (the Mantra), ‘May the waters moisten thee for life’ (ibid. 3).

विष्णोर्दँ ष्ट्रोऽसीत्यौदुम्बरं क्षुरं प्रेक्षत आदर्शं वा १३

13. With (the Mantra), ‘Viṣṇu’s tusk art thou’ (ibid. 4) he looks at the razor of Udumbara wood or at the mirror.

ओषधे त्रायस्वैनमिति सप्त दर्भपिञ्जूलीर्दक्षिणायां कपुष्णिकायामभिशिरोग्रा निदधाति १४

14. With (tile Mantra), ‘Herb! Protect him!’ (ibid. 5) he puts seven Darbha blades, with their points turned towards (the boy’s) head, into the patch of hair on the right side of his head.

ता वामेन पाणिना निगृह्य दक्षिणेन पाणिनौदुम्बरं क्षुरं गृहीत्वादर्शं वाभिनिदधाति स्वधिते मैनं हिँ सीरिति १५

15. Pressing them down with his left hand, and seizing with his right hand the razor of Udumbara wood or the mirror, he touches with it (the Darbha blades), with the (Mantra), ‘Axe! Do no harm to him!’ (ibid. 6).

येन पूषा बृहस्पतेरिति त्रिः प्राञ्चं प्रोहत्यप्रच्छिन्दन्सकृद्यजुषा द्विस्तूष्णीम् १६

16. With (the Mantra), ‘With which Pūṣan has shaven Bṛhaspati’s head’ (ibid. 7), he moves forward (that razor or the mirror) three times towards the east without cutting (the hair); once with the Yajus, twice silently.

अथायसेन प्रच्छिद्यानडुहे गोमये निदधाति १७

17. Then (the barber) with the razor of metal cuts the hair and throws (the cut off hair ends) on the bull’s dung.

एतयैवावृता कपुच्छलम् १८

18. In the same way (after the same rites have been performed), he cuts the patch of hair on the back-side;

एतयोत्तरां कपुष्णिकाम् १९

19. And that on the left side.

उन्दनप्रभृति त्वेवाभिनिवर्तयेत् २०

20. ⁶ He should repeat (when going to cut the hair on the back-side, and then again on the left side, the rites stated above), beginning from the moistening of the hair (Sūtra 12).

उभाभ्यां पाणिभ्यां मूर्धानं परिगृह्य जपेत्त्र्! यायुषं जमदग्नेरिति २१

21. Grasping with his two hands (the boy) round his head he should murmur (the verse), ‘The threefold age of Jamadagni’ (MB. I, 6, 8).

एतयैवावृता स्त्रियाः २२

22. In the same way (the rites are performed) for a girl,

तूष्णीम् २३

23. (But) silently.

मन्त्रेण तु होमः २४

24. ⁷ The sacrifice, however, (is performed) with the Mantra.

उदङ्ङग्नेरुत्सृप्य कुशलीकारयन्ति यथागोत्रकुलकल्पम् २५

25. ⁸ Walking away from the fire in a northerly direction they have the arrangement of (the boy’s) hair made according to the custom of his Gotra and of his family.

आनडुहे गोमये केशान्कृत्वारण्यं हृत्वा निखनन्ति २६

26. They throw the hair on the bull’s dung (mentioned above), take it to the forest, and bury it.

स्तम्बे हैके निदधति २७

27. Some throw them on a bunch (of grass or the like).

यथार्थम् २८

28. Then they may do what they like.

गौर्दक्षिणा २९

29. A cow constitutes the sacrificial fee.