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The boy should then be taken to the Chhaya-mandapa, near Fire, under his name of Samudbhava, and there
made to sit on a clean seat to the left (of his father or Guru) (191). The Guru should say: "My son, dost thou
adopt Brahma-charyya?" The disciple should say respectfully: "I do adopt it" (192). The Preceptor should
then with a cheerful mind give two pieces of Kashaya cloth for the long life and strength of mind of the
gentle boy (193). Then when the boy has put on the Kashaya cloth, he should, without speaking, give him a
knotted girdle made of three strings of munja or kusha grass (194). On that the boy should say, "Hring, may
this auspicious girdle prove propitious"; and, saying this, and putting it round his waist, let him sit in silence
before the Guru (195).
Mantra
This sacrificial thread is very sacred; Brihaspati of old wore it. Do thou wear this excellent white sacrificial
thread which contributes to prolong life. May it be for thee strength and courage (196).
With this Mantra the boy should be given a sacrificial thread made of the skin of the black buck, as also a
staff made of bamboo, or a branch of Khadira, Palasha, or Kshira trees (197). When the boy has put the
sacred thread round his neck and holds the staff in his hand, the Guru should three times recite the
Mantra
"O Water! thou art," etc. (aforementioned),
preceded and followed by Hring, and should sprinkle the boy with water taken with kusha grass, and fill the
joined palms of the latter with water (198). After the boy has offered the water to Suryya, the Guru should
show the boy the Sun, and recite the
Mantra
"Yonder is the Sun," etc. (aforementioned) (199).
After the boy has viewed the Sun, the Guru should address him as follows: "My Son! place thy mind on my
observances. I bestow upon thee my disposition. Do thou follow the observances with an undivided mind.
May my word contribute to thy well-being" (200). After saying this, the Guru, touching the boy's heart,
should ask, "My Son! what is thy name?" and the boy should make reply: " . . . Sharmma, I bow to thee"
(201). And to the question of the Guru, "Whose Brahma-chari art thou?" the disciple will reverently answer:
"I am thy Brahma-chari" (202). The Guru should thereupon say: "Thou art the Brahma-chari of Indra, and
Fire is thy Guru." Saying this, the good Guru should consign him to the protection of the Devas (203). "My
Son! I give thee to Prajapati, to Savitri, to Varuna, to Prithivi, to the Vishva-devas, and to all the Devas. May
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they all ever protect thee" (204).
The boy should thereafter go round the sacrificial fire and the preceptor, keeping both upon his right, and
then resume his own seat (205). The Guru, O Beloved! should then, with his disciple touching him, offer five
oblations to Five Devas (206)namely, Prajapati, Shukra, Vishnu, Brahma, and Shiva (207). When the
oblations are offered into Fire, under his name of Samud-bhava, the names of each of the Devas should be
pronounced in the dative, preceded by Hring and followed by Svaha. Where there is no Mantra mentioned,
this method is to be followed in all cases (208). After this, oblation should be offered to Durga, Mahalakshmi,
Sundari, Bhuvaneshvari, Indra, and the other nine regents of the quarters, and Bhaskara and the eight planets
(209). The name of each of these should be mentioned whilst the offering of oblations is made. The wise
Guru should then cover the boy with cloth, and ask him, who is desirous of attaining Brahma-charyya:
"What is the ashrama thou desirest, my son! and what is thy heart's desire?" (210). The disciple should
thereupon hold the feet of the Preceptor, and, with a reverent mind, say: "First instruct me in Divine
Knowledge, and then in that of the householder" (211).
O Shiva! when the disciple in this manner has thus beseeched his Guru, the latter should three times whisper
into his disciple's right ear the Pranava, which contains all the Mantras in itself, and should also utter the
three Vyahritis, as also the Savitri (212). Sadashiva is its Rishi, the verse is Trishtup, the presiding Deva is
Savitri, and its object is the attainment of final liberation (213). The Gayatri Mantra is:
Mantra
Ong, let us contemplate the wonderful Spirit of the Divine Creator. May He direct our understanding, Ong.
The Guru should then explain the meaning of the Gayatri (214-215). By the Tara, which contains the
lettersi.e., A, U, and Mthe Paresh is meant. He Who is the Protector, Destroyer, and Creator. He is the Deva
Who is above Prakriti (106).
This Deva is the Spirit of the three worlds, containing in Himself the three qualities. By the three Vyahritis,
therefore, the all-pervading Brahman is expressed (217). He Who is expressed by the Pranava and the
Vyahritis is also known by the Savitri. Let us meditate upon the sublime, all-pervading eternal Truth, the
great immanent and lustrous energy, adored by the self-controlled; Savita, effulgent and omnipresent One,
Whose manifested form the world is, the Creator. May Bharga, Who witnesseth all, and is the Lord of all,
direct and engage our mind, intelligence, and senses towards those acts, which lead to the attainment of
Dharmma, Artha, Kama, and Moksha (218-220).
O Devi! the excellent Guru, having thus instructed the disciple, and explained to him the Divine Wisdom,
should direct him in the duties of a householder (221). "My Son! do thou now discard the garments of a
Brahma-chari, and honour the Devas and Pitris according to the way revealed by Shambhu" (222). Thy body
is sanctified by the instructions thou hast received in Divine Wisdom. Do thou, now that thou hast reached
the stage of a householder, engage thyself in thy duties appropriate to that mode of life (223). Put on two
sacred threads, two good pieces of cloth, jewels, shoes, umbrella, fragrant garland, and paste (224). The
disciple should then take off his Kashaya cloth and his sacred thread of black-buck skin and his girdle, and
give them and his staff, begging-bowl, and also what has been received by him in the shape of customary
alms, to his Guru.
He should then put on two sacred threads and two fine cloths, and wear a garland of fragrant fiowers, and
perfume himself, and thereafter sit in silence near the Guru, who should address him as follows (225-227):
"Conquer the senses, be truthful and devoted to the acquisition of Divine Knowledge and the study of the
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