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art thou ; protect my ear'-he should tie on the two ear-rings.
11. After having salved his two hands with ointment, a Brâhmana should salve his head first,
12. A Râganya his two arms, 13. A Vaisya the belly, 14. A woman her secret parts,
15. Persons who gain their livelihood by running, their thighs.
16. With the formula), ‘Free from pain art thou, free from pain may I become'-he should put on the wreath.
17. Not (such a wreath) which is called mala.
18. If they call it mâlâ, he should cause them to call it srag:
19. With (the formula), “The standing-places of the gods are you; protect me from all sides '-he steps into the shoes, and with (the formula), “The heaven's covering art thou '-he takes the parasol.
20. With (the formula), 'Reed thou art; from the tree thou descendest ; protect me from all sides '-(he takes) a staff of reed.
21. Having with the hymn 'Giving life' tied the jewel to his neck and arranged the turban (on his head), he should standing put the piece of wood (on the fire).
21. On the hymn beginning with the words "Giving life,' see Prof. Stenzler's note on this Satra. Its first verse is identical with Vâgasaneyi Samhitâ XXXIV, 50 (comp. also Sankhayana-Grihya III, 1, 2), and so are most of its verses found in that Samhitâ or in the Atharva-veda; the whole of it occurs among the Rig-veda Khilas (vol. vi, p. 25, 2-12).
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