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KHÂDIRA-GRIHYA-SOTRA.
KHANDA 3.. 1. On the third (Tithi) of the third bright fortnight after his birth, the father should have the child bathed in the morning, and after sunset he should, holding up his joined hands, towards the auspicious directions (of the horizon), worship the moon.
2. The mother, having dressed (the son) in a clean (garment), should hand him, with his face turned to the north, to the father.
3. She then should pass behind (her husband's) back, and should station herself towards the north.
4. After he has performed worship (to the moon) with the three (verses), 'Thy heart, O thou with the well-parted hair' (MB. I, 5, 10 seqq.), and has handed over the son, turning him towards the north, to his mother, he should pour water out of his joined hands with the verse), 'What in the moon' (1.1. 13).
5. (He should do the same) twice silently.
6. After a period of ten nights, or of a hundred nights, or of one year after (the child's birth) he should give him a name.
7. He who is going to perform (that ceremonythe father or a representative of the father), after he
3, 1. gananâg gyautsne tritîye tritîyâyâm prâta snâpya kumâram astam ite sântâsu dikshu pitâ kandramasam upatishthet práñgalih. 2. sukinâkhadya mâtâ prayakhed udaksirasam. 3. anuprishtham gatvottaratas tishthed. 4. yat te susîma iti tisribhir upasthayodañkam mâtre pradâya yad ada ity apam asgalim avasinked. 5. dvis tůshnîm. 6. gananâd ürdhvam dasarâtrâk khatarâtrât samvatsarâd và nâma kuryât. 7. snâpya kumâram karishyata upavish/asya sukinakhadya mâtâ prayakhed udaksirasam.
3, 1-5=Gobhila II, 8, 1-7.
6-12=II, 8, 8-17.
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