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2. The other (i.e. the teacher) has to ask; the boy has to answer (II, 3, 27-30).
3. The other murmurs the rest (of the Anuvâka),
4. And causes the boy to repeat the Mantra) which contains wishes for himself (I1, 3, 32).
5. (The rites) down to the Âgyabhagas have been prescribed.
6. Having then caused him to sacrifice the oblations (indicated in the) next (Mantras; M. II, 4,1-11), he enters upon (the performance) of the Gaya and following oblations.
7. Having performed (the rites) down to the sprinkling (of water) round (the fire), he puts down, to the west of the fire, a bunch of northward-pointed grass; on that the teacher) who performs the initiation, sits down with the next Yagus (M. II, 4, 12).
8. The boy, sitting to the east (of him), facing the west, seizes with his right hand (the teacher's right foot and says, 'Recite the Savitri, Sir!'
9. He recites (the Sâvitri) to him, That (glorious splendour) of Savitri' (Taitt. Samh. I, 5, 6, 4; M. II, 4, 13);
10. Pada by Påda, hemistich by hemistich, and the whole (verse).
11. (When repeating the Savitri Pâda by Påda, he pronounces) the Vyâhritis singly at the beginning or at the end of the Pâdas;
12. In the same way (the first and the second Vyâhriti at the beginning or at the end) of the hemistichs ; the last (Vyâhriti, when he repeats) the whole verse.
13. With the next Mantra (M. II, 4, 14) the boy touches his upper lip;
11, 5. See above, Section 10, Søtra 9. [30]
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