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III PRAPATHAKA, 4 KÂNDIKA, 21.
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10. Facing the east the student on northwardpointed Darbha grass.
11. The teacher should besprinkle (him) with lukewarm, scented water, which has been boiled with all kinds of herbs.
12. But as if he (i. e. the student, should do so) himself
13. (In such a way) he is alluded to in the Mantras; (therefore the besprinkling should be done rather by the student, and not by the teacher [?]).
14. With (the verse), 'The fires which dwell in the waters' (MB. I, 7, 1)-(the student[?]) pours his joined hands full of water (on the ground),
15. And again with the formula), 'What is dreadful in the waters, what is cruel in the waters, what is turbulent in the waters' (ibid. 2).
16. With the formula), The shining one I take here' (ibid. 3)—he besprinkles himself.
17. And again with (the formula), 'For the sake of glory, of splendour' (ibid. 4).
18. And again with the verse), By which you made the wife (pregnant ?') (ibid. 5).
19. A fourth time silently.
20. He then should rise and should worship the sun with the Mantra, ' Rising with (the Maruts) who bear shining spears' (ibid. 6-9), &c.
21. Optionally he may use the single sections of
13. In the Mantras prescribed for the besprinkling of the student (Mantra-Brahmana I, 7, I seq.) there occur passages such as, for instance, .Therewith I, N. N., besprinkle myself.'
21. He may use the first section of the Mantra, which contains the word pratar, in the morning, &c.
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