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The Puṁsavana Ritualistic Ceremony
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āśiṣaḥ —blessings;  śirasā —with the head;  ādāya —accepting;  dvijaiḥ —by the  brāhmaṇas ;  prītaiḥ —who are pleased;  samīritāḥ —spoken;  praṇamya —after offering obeisances;  śirasā —with the head;  bhaktyā —with devotion;  bhuñjīta —he should eat;  tat-anujñayā —with their permission.
TRANSLATION
Thereafter, he should satisfy the  brāhmaṇas . When the satisfied  brāhmaṇas  bestow their blessings, he should devotedly offer them respectful obeisances with his head, and with their permission he should take prasāda.
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आचार्यमग्रतः कृत्वा वाग्यतः सह बन्धुभिः । दद्यत्यत्यै चरोः शेषं सुप्रजास्त्वं सुसौमगम् ॥२४॥
ācāryam agrataḥ kṛtvā vāg-yataḥ saha bandhubhiḥ dadyāt patnyai caroḥ śeṣaṁ suprajāstvaṁ susaubhagam
ācāryam —the  ācārya ;  agrataḥ —first of all;  kṛtvā —receiving properly;  vāk-yataḥ —controlling speech;  saha —with;  bandhubhiḥ —friends and relatives;  dadyāt —he should give;  patnyai —to the wife;  caroḥ —of the oblation of sweet rice;  śeṣaṁ —the remnant;  suprajāstvaṁ —which insures good progeny;  su-saubhagam —which insures good fortune.
TRANSLATION
Before taking his meal, the husband must first seat the  ācārya  comfortably, and, along with his relatives and friends, should control his speech and offer prasāda to the guru. Then the wife should eat the remnants of the oblation of sweet rice cooked with ghee. Eating the remnants insures a learned, devoted son and all good fortune.