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Bhaivarnikaachar. After touching the stone, it should be done with care. The circumambulation of the stone, touching, and sprinkling of grass should be done again. || 139 || Then the full oblation should be offered, and the couple should be seated on all sides.
The lamp should be lit, and the blessings should be heard. || 140 ||
The recitation of auspicious words, the worship of the five mandalas, and the worship of the nine deities should be performed according to the scriptural injunctions. Then, perform the homa with the terrible mantra and offer the oblations. The groom and the bride should offer the laja-hutis with both their hands. The bride should be seated on the left side of the groom. A stone and a rock should be placed on the mandala in front of them. Seven mounds of akshata should be placed on top of the stone. The couple should stand in front of these. Then, the groom should hold the right thumb of the bride, whose fingers are stained with henna, and say, "These are the seven supreme abodes." With this resolve, he should touch the seven mounds in order. Then, he should touch the stone, circumambulate it, touch the grass, and offer the full oblation. After that, both should be seated. While sitting, they should see the aarti and listen to the blessings.
Meaning: This is the order of the rituals described in the above verses. Perform it in the same order as the rituals are written. || 133-140 ||
The resolve for the recitation of auspicious words. Then, the couple should be seated on the vedi, and after purifying the ground, the recitation of auspicious words should be performed. Mantra: Om, today, for the sake of the auspiciousness of the great man, the man, the lotus, the supreme brilliance, the best of the worlds, the auspicious form, who has been purified by the rituals from the conception to the Upanayana, the son named Devadatta, for the completion of the Upanayana vow, the study of the scriptures, the completion of the Samavartana, the acceptance of the Grihastha ashrama, in the presence of the witnesses, the gods, the relatives, the Brahmanas, for the sake of the marriage with the taking of the hand, for the sake of the well-being of this couple, I will perform the recitation of auspicious words at the beginning of the homa.
Having performed the recitation of auspicious words with this mantra, offer the oblations with ghee and firewood. Then, offer the oblations of rice, laja, and food.
The seven steps mantra. Then, with the hand, touch the thumb of the bride, who is standing on the seven mounds of akshata placed on the stone.
Mantra: Om, for the sake of good birth, svaha. Om, for the sake of good household life, svaha. Om, for the sake of the supreme empire, svaha. Om, for the sake of the supreme companionship, svaha. Om, for the sake of the supreme Indra, svaha. Om, for the sake of the supreme prosperity, svaha. Om, for the sake of the supreme nirvana, svaha.
This is the mantra for touching the seven supreme abodes with the thumb of the bride.