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GRIHYA-SÚTRA OF GÓBHILA.
3. The student has his hair and beard) cut himself.
4. He has all the hair of his body shaven.
5. The sacrificial fee given by a Brâhmana consists of an ox and a cow,
6. That given by a Kshatriya, of a pair of horses,
7. That given by a Vaisya, of a pair of sheep. 8. Or a cow (is given by persons) of all (castes).
9. A goat (is given) to the person who catches up the hair.
10. The Upanayana (connected with the Godânavrata and the other Vratas) has been declared by the Upanayana (treated of above, II, 10).
11. (The use of) a garment, however, which has not yet been washed, is not required (here),
12. Nor the adornment.
13. (One should) not initiate one who does not intend to keep the vow through one year.
14. Handing over to him (i. e. to the student) a staff, which should be made of (the wood of) a tree, he directs him (to observe the duties connected with his vow, in the following words) :
15. Obey thy teacher, except in sinful conduct. 16. 'Avoid anger and falsehood, 17. 'Sexual intercourse, 18. Sleeping on high (bedsteads),
19. Performances of singing, dancing, &c., the use of perfumes and of collyrium,
3. At the KQdâkarana the child sits in the mother's lap and others perform the rites for him.
10. See the note on Sūtra 1. 11. Comp. above, II, 10, 7.
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