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1. ¹ Makes the boy tread on (that stone) with his right foot, with (the verse), ‘Tread on this stone; like a stone be firm. Destroy those who seek to do thee harm; overcome thy enemies.’

कुमारमास्थापयति । आतिष्ठेममश्मानमश्मेव त्वं स्थिरो भव । प्रमृणीहि दुरस्यून्सहस्व पृतनायतः । इति १

2. ² After (the boy) has taken off his old (garment), (the teacher) makes him put on a (new) garment that has not yet been washed, with (the verses),

‘The goddesses who spun, who wove, who spread out, and who drew out the skirts on both sides, may those goddesses clothe thee with long life. Blessed with life put on this garment.

‘Dress him; through (this) garment make him reach a hundred (years) of age; extend his life. Bṛhaspati has given this garment to king Soma that he may put it on.

‘Mayst thou live to old age; put on the garment! Be a protector of the human tribes against imprecation. Live a hundred years, full of vigour; clothe thyself in the increase of wealth.’

अथैनमहतं वासः परिधापयति पूर्वं निधाय । या अकृन्तन्नवयन्या अतन्वत याश्च देवीरन्तानभितोददन्त । तास्त्वा देवीर्जरसा संव्ययन्त्वायुष्मानिदं परिधत्स्व वासः । परिधत्त धत्त वाससैनं शतायुषं कृणुत दीर्घमायुः । बृहस्पतिः प्रायच्छद्वास एतत्सोमाय राज्ञे परिदातवा उ । जरां गच्छासि परिधत्स्व वासो भवा कृष्टीनामभिशस्तिपावा । शतं च जीव शरदः सुवर्चा रायश्च पोषमुपसंव्ययस्व । इति २

3. ³ Having (thus) made (the boy) put on (the new garment, the teacher) recites over him (the verse),

‘Thou hast put on this garment for the sake of welfare; thou hast become a protector of thy friends against imprecation. Live a hundred long years; a noble man, blessed with life, mayst thou distribute wealth.’

परिधा-प्याभिमन्त्रयते । परीदं वासो अधिधाः स्वस्तयेभूरापीणामभिशस्तिपावा । शतं च जीव शरदः पुरूचीर्वसूनि चाय्यो विभजा स जीवन् । इति ३

4. ⁴ He then winds the girdle three times from left to right round (the boy, so that it covers) his navel. (He does so only) twice, according to some (teachers). (It is done) with (the verse),

‘Here she has come to us who drives away sin, purifying our guard and our protection, bringing us strength by (the power of) inhalation and exhalation, the sister of the gods, this blessed girdle.’

अथैनं मेखलया नाभिदेशे त्रिः प्रदक्षिणं परिव्ययति । द्विरित्येके । या दुरिता परिबाधमाना शर्मवरूथे पुनती न आगात् । प्राणापानाभ्यां बलमावहन्ती स्वसा देवानां सुभगा मेखलेयम् । इति ४

5. On the north side of the navel he makes a threefold knot (in the girdle) and draws that to the south side of the navel.

उत्तरतो नाभेस्त्रिवृतं ग्रन्थिं कृत्वा दक्षिणतो नाभेः परिकर्षति ५

6. ⁵ He then arranges for him the skin (of an antelope, &c., see Sūtra 7) as an outer garment, with (the Mantras),

‘The firm, strong eye of Mitra, glorious splendour, powerful and flaming, a chaste, mobile vesture, this skin put on, a valiant (man), N.N.!

‘May Aditi tuck up thy garment, that thou mayst study the Veda, for the sake of insight and belief and of not forgetting what thou hast learnt, for the sake of holiness and of holy lustre!’

अथास्मा अजिनमुत्तरीयं करोति । मित्रस्य चक्षुर्धरुणं धरीयस्तेजोयशस्वि स्थविरं समिद्धम् । अनाहनस्यं वसनं जरिष्णु परीदं वाज्यजिनं धत्स्वासौ । अदितिस्ते कक्षां बध्नातु वेदस्यानुवक्तवै मेधायै श्रद्धाया अनूक्तस्यानिराकरणाय ब्रह्मणे ब्रह्मवर्चसाय । इति ६

7. ⁶ The skin of a black antelope (is worn) by a Brāhmaṇa, the skin of a spotted deer by a Rājanya, the skin of a he-goat by a Vaiśya.

कृष्णाजिनं ब्राह्मणस्य रौरवं राजन्यस्य बस्ताजिनं वैश्यस्य ७

8. ⁷ He then gives him in charge (to the gods), a Brāhmaṇa with (the verse), ‘We give this (boy) in charge, O Indra, to Brahman, for the sake of great learning. May he (Brahman?) lead him to old age, and may he (the boy) long watch over learning.’ A Rājanya (he gives in charge to the gods) with (the verse), ‘We give this boy in charge, O Indra, to Brahman, for the sake of great royalty. May he lead him to old age, and may he long watch over royalty.’

A Vaiśya (he gives in charge) with (the verse), ‘We give this boy in charge, O Indra, to Brahman, for the sake of great wealth. May he lead him to old age, and may he long watch over wealth.’

अथैनं परिददाति । परीममिन्द्र ब्रह्मणे महे श्रोत्राय दध्मसि । अथैनं जरिमा णयेज्ज्योक्श्रोत्रे अधिजागरत् । इति ब्राह्मणम् । परीममिन्द्र ब्रह्मणे महे राष्ट्राय दध्मसि । अथैनं जरिमा णयेज्ज्योग्राष्ट्रे अधिजागरत् । इति राजन्यम् । परीममिन्द्र ब्रह्मणे महे पोषाय दध्मसि । अथैनं जरिमा णयेज्ज्योक्पोषे अधिजागरत् । इति वैश्यम् ८

9. ⁸ (The teacher) makes him sit down to the west of the fire, facing the north, and makes him eat the remnants of the sacrificial food, with these (Mantras), ‘On thee may wisdom, on thee may offspring’ (Taitt. Āraṇyaka, Andhra redaction, X, 44), - altering (the text of the Mantras).

तमपरेणाग्निमुदञ्चमुपवेश्य हुतोच्छेषणं प्राशयति । त्वयि मेधां त्वयि प्रजाम् । इत्येतैः सन्नतैः ९

10. ⁹ Some make (the student) eat ‘sprinkled butter.’

पृषदाज्यमेके प्राशयन्ति १०

11. (The teacher) looks at (the student) while he is eating, with the two verses, ‘At every pursuit we invoke strong (Indra)’ (Taitt. Saṃh. IV, 1, 2, 1), (and), ‘Him, Agni, lead to long life and splendour’ (Taitt: Saṃh. II, 3, 10, 3).

योगे योगे तवस्तरम् । इममग्न आयुषे वर्चसे कृधि । इति द्वाभ्यां प्राश्नन्तं समीक्षते ११

12. Some make (the boy) eat (that food with these two verses).

प्राशयन्त्येके १२

13. ¹⁰ After (the boy) has sipped water, (the teacher) causes him to touch (water) and recites over him (the verse), ‘A hundred autumns are before us, O gods, before ye have made our bodies decay, before (our) sons have become fathers; do not destroy us before we have reached (our due) age.’

End of the First Paṭala.

आचान्तमुपस्पर्शयित्वाभिमन्त्रयते । शतमिन्नु शरदो अन्ति देवा यत्रा नश्चक्रा जरसं तनूनाम् । पुत्रासो यत्र पितरो भवन्ति मा नो मध्या रीरिषतायुर्गन्तोः । इति १३