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GRIHYA-SUTRA OF HIRANYAKESIN.
give thee in charge. To Antaka I give thee in charge. To Aghora (" the not frightful one") I give thee in charge. To Disease ... to Yama ... to Makha ... to Vasint (“the ruling goddess ")... to the earth together with Vaisvânara ... to the waters ... to the herbs ... to the trees ... to Heaven and Earth ... to welfare ... to holy lustre ... to the Visve devâs ... to all beings... to all deities I give thee in charge.'
6. He now teaches him the Sâvitri, if he has (already) been initiated before.
7. If he has not been initiated (before, he teaches him the Savitri) after three days have elapsed.
8. (He does so) immediately, says Pushkarasâdi.
9. Having placed to the west of the fire a bunch of grass with its poi ts directed towards the north, (the teacher) sits down thereon, facing the east, with (the formula), A giver of royal power art thou, a teacher's seat. May I not withdraw from thee.'
10. The boy raises his joined hands towards the sun, embraces (the feet of) his teacher, sits down to the south of the teacher), addresses (him), 'Recite, sir !' and then says, 'Recite the Savitri, sir!'
11. Having recited over (the boy the verse), “We call thee, the lord of the hosts' (Taitt. Samh. II, 3, 14, 3), he then recites (the Såvitri) to him, firstly Pâda by Pâda, then hemistich by hemistich, and then the whole verse in the following way),
in the first section of the Mantra is spelt Kasha kaya and Kasađây a. Comp. Mantra-Brahmana I, 6, 22: Krisana, idam te paridadâmy amum; Atharva-veda IV, 10, 7: Karsanas tvâbhirakshatu.
6. 'A repetition of the initiation takes place as a penance.' Mátridatta.
9-11. Comp. Sänkhâyana II, 5. &c.
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