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## English Translation:
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It is not written by Somasen Bhattaraka. This is what the previous Acharyas say. If the mother of the girl becomes menstruating after the Nandi Shraddha is completed at the time of the girl's marriage, then the father of the girl should give the girl in marriage. This is what the Jinadeva says. || 12-15 ||
When the auspicious planet and auspicious yoga are present, one should bathe the child who is eligible for the Mauji Bandhan, adorn him with clothes and ornaments, and feed him with his mother. || 16 ||
After shaving his hair, one should leave a tuft of hair. Apply turmeric, ghee, vermillion, and durva on his head. || 17 ||
Then bathe him again, sprinkle him with auspicious words, and water mixed with kusha grass. Apply fragrant sandalwood at the end of the ghee portion. || 18 ||
Perform Nandi Shraddha, worship, homa, and musical instruments (playing music), and Guru Puja in front of him, as before. || 19 ||
In the approaching auspicious time, recite the Graha Stotras, and always remember the Pancha Namaskara mantra. || 20 ||
The child should sit in Padmasana (cross-legged) facing north, with his eyes open and a joyful expression, looking at his father's face for the purification of his second birth. || 21 ||
Standing in front of the child, the father, in an auspicious time, should look at the child's face and apply a tilak on his forehead with fragrant sandalwood. || 22 ||
Tie the Mauji, which is three times the length of the forearm, and is auspicious, with a thread around the waist, and a knot on the waist. || 23 ||
Mantra: Om Him Katimdeshe Mauji Bandham Prakalpayami Swaha. Having said this, tie the Mauji with three knots around the waist.