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________________ II KÂNDA, 2 KANDIKÂ, 2. 303 17. Three times he shaves round the head, from left to right; 18. Including the face, at the Kesânta ceremony. 19. (He recites the verse,) When the shaver shaves his hair with the razor, the wounding, the well-shaped, purify his head, but do not take away his life.' 20. He adds (the word), ‘his face' at the Kesânta ceremony. 21. With that water (Sutras 6,8) he moistens his head, and gives the razor to the barber with the words), “Without wounding him, shave him.' 22. The locks of hair which are left over, are to be arranged as it is considered auspicious (in his family). 23. Having put away that lump of dung with the hair so that it is hidden in a cow-stable, or in a small pond, or in the vicinity of water, he gives an optional gift to the teacher ; 24. A cow at the Kesânta ceremony. 25. After the Kesânta has been performed, (the youth) should observe chastity and should not be shaven through one year, or twelve nights, or six nights, or at least three nights. KANDIKÂ 2. 1. He should initiate a Brâhmana, when he is eight years old, or in the eighth year after the conception, 2. A Râganya, when he is eleven years old, 19. Âsvalâyana 1. 1. $ 16; Atharva-veda VIII, 2, 17. 20. He repeats the Mantra, given in Sätra 19, in this form: When the shaver shaves his hair and his face,' &c. 23. See above, Satra 12. Digitized by Google
SR No.007685
Book TitleGrihya Sutras
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorHermann Oldenberg
PublisherOxford
Publication Year1886
Total Pages2642
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English
File Size49 MB
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