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head, anoint (his eyes), look into a mirror, (put on) shoes, (and should take) a parasol and a staff.
12. He keeps silence until the stars appear.
13. When the stars have appeared, he goes away towards the east or north, worships the quarters (of the horizon) with the next hemistich, and the stars and the moon with the next (M. II, 9, 6).
14. Having spoken with a friend he may go where he likes.
Patala 5, SECTION 13. 1. Now this (is) another (way for performing the Samâvartana). He bathes silently at a bathingplace and puts silently a piece of wood on (the fire).
2. He sits down on a bunch of grass, as stated above (comp. M. II, 9, 7), at a place where they are going to honour him (with the Argha reception).
3. A king and a chieftain (sit down) in the same way (as a Brâhmana), with the next two (formulas, M. II, 9, 8. 9), according to the characteristics (contained in them).
4. (The host) announces (to the guest), 'The water for washing the feet!'
5. (The guest) should recite the next (verse, II, 9, 10) over (that water) and should stretch out the right foot first to a Brâhmana, the left to a Sadra.
6. Having touched the person who washes him, he should touch himself (i.e. his own heart) with the next (formula, M. II, 9, 11).
7. (The host, taking the Argha water) in an
13, 2. See above, IV, 11, 7. 5. Comp. Asvalayana-Grihya I, 24, 11. 12.
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