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## Translation:
324.
Composed by Somasen Bhattaraka
If the girl becomes menstruating during the fourth (day) of the four (stages of marriage), she is impure for three (days) and becomes pure on the fourth. This is a violation of purity (शुद्धघात). || 108 || The ritual should be performed.
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"One should worship the Jina with devotion and then perform the ritual." || 109 ||
The four actions of engagement, selection, and hand-holding, if the girl becomes menstruating during the fourth action of hand-holding, or during the fourth (day) of the seven (days) of the inner cycle, then she remains impure for three (days) and becomes pure on the fourth. Until then, the worship and homa related to the marriage should not be performed, and atonement should be taken. After becoming pure on the fourth day, one should start the worship of the Jina with devotion... and homa again. || 108 - 109 ||
Thus, the context. The characteristics of the vedi. That is, having understood the context, the characteristics of the vedi are described. On both sides of the vedi, five bundles (muthi) each of five grains, including paddy, should be placed with their husks. || 110 ||
In the middle of the aforementioned heaps of grains, a curtain should be stretched, and the groom and bride should be brought there. || 111 ||
The bride should stand facing west on the heap of rice on the east side, and the groom should stand facing east on the heap of rice on the west side. || 112 ||
The Acharya and other virtuous people should recite the praise of the Jina, such as the Mangala Ashtak, which brings auspiciousness and happiness. || 113 ||
The groom should look at the bride's face, and the bride should look at the groom's face. This action is performed in the auspicious time, among virtuous people, for the increase of happiness and joy. || 114 ||
The groom should give cumin and jaggery to the bride's mouth, apply sandalwood and akshata on her forehead, and put a garland around her neck. Similarly, the bride should also give cumin and jaggery to the groom's mouth, apply sandalwood and akshata on his forehead, and put a garland around his neck. || 115 ||