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**Om Shaf**
**Composed by Somasen Bhattarak**
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**Third, accept the state of being a householder, i.e., the ownership of a home, while progressing towards being free from faults.** **Meaning:** After the ritual of family discussion, accepting the ownership of a home as per the above statement is the act of becoming a householder. || 11 ||
**The Nature of the Act of Tranquility**
Having obtained a suitable son, who is in accordance with your wishes, who is a treasure trove of virtues, who is capable of bearing the burden of your home, and who is adorned with auspicious signs, entrust him with the burden of your household. You yourself, free from desire for worldly pleasures, should engage in self-study and austerity. This is called the act of tranquility. **Meaning:** Entrust the burden of your household to your worthy son, and you yourself, while residing in the home, should engage in self-study, vows, and fasts, and renounce the desire for worldly pleasures. In this way, spend as much time as you wish in your home peacefully. This is called the act of tranquility. || 12 ||
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**The Act of Renouncing the Home**
Having greatly honored yourself in the household, and having achieved your purpose, you should be eager to renounce the home. This is the method of renouncing the home, which should be performed in front of those who have achieved their purpose. || 13 ||
Calling together all those who are agreeable, and with them as witnesses, declare everything to your son. Place the family lineage in his care, saying, "This is to be protected by you, my dear son, in my absence!" || 14 ||
The wealth that has been accumulated in three ways is ours, and therefore it should be used. One part should be given for the work of Dharma, the second part for the expenses of your own home, || 15 ||
and the third part should be considered for the equal distribution among your siblings. Again, when dividing all the wealth, you should release your sons from all obligations, saying, "You are all free!" || 16 ||
The eldest son himself should accept the same vow as ours, and should be instructed in the scriptures, the conduct, the rituals, and the mantras. || 17 ||
The family tradition and the teachings of the Guru should always be followed. In this way, the eldest son, who is the best disciple, should renounce the home, abandoning the delusion-born vices. || 18 ||
When one is ready to accept initiation, he should renounce his own home. He should abandon the mind that is attached to desires and should dwell in contemplation of Dharma for some days. || 19 ||