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1. After he has studied the Veda, the bath (which signifies the end of his studentship, is taken by him).

अधीत्य वेदं स्नानम् १

2. We shall explain that (bath).

तद्व्याख्यास्यामः २

3. During the northern course of the sun, in the time of the increasing moon, under (the Nakṣatra) Rohiṇī, (or) Mṛgaśiras, (or) Tiṣya, (or) Uttarā

Phalgunī, (or) Hasta, (or) Citrā, or the two Viśākhās: under these (Nakṣatras) he may take the bath.

उदगयन आपूर्यमाणपक्षे रोहिण्यां मृगशिरसि तिष्य उत्तरयोः फल्गुन्योर्हस्ते चित्रायां विशाखयोर्वैतेषु स्नायात् ३

4. ¹ He goes to a place near which water is, puts wood on the fire, performs the rites down to the oblations made with the Vyāhṛtis, and puts a piece of Palāśa wood on (the fire) with (the verse), ‘Let us prepare this song like a chariot, for Jātavedas who deserves it, with our prayer. For his foresight in this assembly is a bliss to us. Agni! Dwelling in thy friendship may we not suffer harm. Svāhā!’

यत्रापस्तद्गत्वाग्निमुपसमाधाय व्याहृतिपर्यन्तं कृत्वा पालाशीं समिधमादधाति । इमं स्तोममर्हते जातवेदसे स्थमिव सम्महेमा मनीषया । भद्रा हि नः प्रमतिरस्य संसद्यग्ने सख्ये मा रिषामा वयं तव । स्वाहा । इति ४

5. Then he sacrifices with the Vyāhṛtis as above,

अथ व्याहृतिभिर्जुहोति यथा पुरस्तात् ५

6. ² (And another oblation with the verse), ‘The threefold age of Jamadagni, Kaśyapa’s threefold age, the threefold age that belongs to the gods: may that threefold age be mine. Svāhā!’

त्र्यायुषं जमदग्नेः कश्यपस्य त्र्यायुषम् । यद्देवानां त्र्यायुषं तन्मे अस्तु त्र्यायुषम् । स्वाहा ६

7. (Then follow oblations with the verses), ‘This, O Varuṇa,’ &c. (see above, I, 2, 8, 16, down to the end of the Sūtra).

इमं मे वरुण । तत्त्वा यामि । त्वं नो अग्ने । स त्वं नो अग्ने । त्वमग्ने अयासि । प्रजापते । यदस्य कर्मणोत्यरीरिचम् । इति च । अत्रैके जयाभ्याताना-न्राष्ट्रभृत इत्युपजुह्वति यथा पुरस्तात् ७

8. ³ After he has served food to the Brāhmaṇas, and has caused them to say, ‘An auspicious day! Hail! Good luck!’ he discharges himself of his vow by (repeating) these (Mantras), ‘Agni, lord of the vow, I have kept the vow.’

ब्राह्मणानन्नेन परिविष्य पुण्याहं स्वस्त्ययनमृद्धिमिति वाचयित्वा व्रतं विसृजते । अग्ने व्रतपते व्रतमचारिषम् । इत्येतैः ८

9. Having (thus) discharged himself of his vow, he worships the sun with the two (verses), ‘Upwards that (Jātavedas)’ (Taitt. Saṃh. I, 4, 43, 1), and, ‘The bright’ (ibid.).

व्रतं विसृज्य । उदु त्यम् । चित्रम् । इति द्वाभ्यामा-दित्यमुपतिष्ठते ९

10. ⁴ With (the words), ‘(Loosen) from us thy highest band, Varuṇa,’ he takes off the upper garment which he has worn during his studentship, and puts on another (garment). With (the words), ‘(Loosen) the lowest (fetter),’ (he takes off) the under garment; with (the words), ‘(Take) away the middle (fetter),’ the girdle. With (the words), ‘And may we, O Āditya, under thy law (&c.),’ (he deposes) his staff. The girdle, the staff, and the black antelope’s skin he throws into water, sits down to the west of the fire, facing the east, and touches the razor (with which he is going to be shaven), with (the formula), ‘Razor is thy name; the axe is thy father. Adoration to thee! Do no harm to me!’

उदुत्तमं वरुण पाशमस्मत् । इत्युत्तरीयं ब्रह्मचारिवासो निधायान्यत्यरिधाय । अवाधमम् । इत्यन्तरीयम् । वि मध्यमम् । इति मेखलाम् । अथा वयमादित्य व्रते । इति दण्डम् । मेखलां दण्डं कृष्णाजिनं चाप्सु प्रवेश्यापरेणाग्निं प्राङ्मुख उपविश्य क्षुरं सम्मृशति । क्षुरो नामासि स्वधितिस्ते पिता नमस्ते अस्तु मा मा हिंसीः । इति १०

11. ⁵ Having handed over (that razor) to the barber, he touches the water with which his hair is to be moistened, with (the formula), ‘Be blissful, (O waters), when we touch you.’ [(The barber) then pours together warm and cold water. Having poured warm (water) into cold (water) - ]

वप्त्रे प्रदायोन्दनीया अपोभिमृशति । शिवा नो भवथ संस्पृशे । इति ११

12. ⁶ (The barber) moistens the hair near the right ear with (the words), ‘May the waters moisten thee for life, for old age and splendour’ (Taitt. Saṃhitā I, 2, 1, 1).

आप उन्दन्तु जीवसे दीर्घायुत्वाय वर्चसे । इति दक्षिणं गोदानमुनत्ति १२

13. ⁷ With (the words), ‘Herb! protect him’ (Taitt. Saṃh., loc. cit.), he puts an herb with the point upwards into (the hair).

ओषधे त्रायस्वैनम् । इत्यूर्ध्वाग्रामोषधिमन्तर्दधाति १३

14. ⁸ With (the words), ‘Axe! do no harm to him!’ (Taitt. Saṃh., loc. cit.), he touches (that herb) with the razor.

स्वधिते मैनं हिंसीः । इति क्षुरेणाभिनिदधाति १४

15. With (the words), ‘Heard by the gods, I shave that (hair)’ (Taitt. Saṃh., loc. cit.), he shaves him.

देवश्रूरेतानि प्रवपे । इति प्रवपति १५

16. ⁹ With (the formula), ‘If thou shavest, O shaver, my hair and my beard with the razor, the wounding, the well-shaped, make our face resplendent, but do not take away our life’ - (the student who is going to take the bath), looks at the barber.

यत्क्षुरेण मर्चयता सुपेशसा वप्तर्वपसि केशश्मश्रु । वर्चया मुखं मा न आयुः प्रमोषीः । इति वप्तारं समीक्षते १६

17. He has the beard shaven first, then the hair in his arm-pits, then the hair (on his head), then the hair of his body, then (he has) his nails (cut).

श्मश्रूण्यग्रे वापयतेत्थोपपक्षावथ केशानथ लोमान्यथ नखानि १७

18. A person who is kindly disposed (towards the student), gathers the hair, the beard, the hair of the body, and the nails (that have been cut off), in a lump of bull’s dung, and buries (that lump of dung) in a cow-stable, or near an Udumbara tree, or in a clump of Darbha grass, with (the words), ‘Thus I hide the sin of N.N., who belongs to the Gotra N.N.’

आनडुहे शकृत्पिण्डे संयम्य केशश्मश्रुलोमनखानि । इदमहममुष्यामुष्यायणस्य पाप्मानमवगूहामि । इति गोष्ठ उदुम्बरे दर्भस्तम्बे वा निखनति योस्य रातिर्भवति १८

19. Having rubbed himself with powder such as is used in bathing, he cleanses his teeth with a stick of Udumbara wood -

स्नायनीयेनोत्साद्यौदुम्बरेण दन्तान्प्रक्षालयते १९