Text 24] The Pumsavana Ritualistic Ceremony 289

dsisah—blessings; sirasa—with the head; addaya—accepting; dvi-
jaih—by the brahmanas; pritaih—who are pleased; samiritah—spoken;
pranamya—after offering obeisances; Sirasi—with the head;
bhaktya—with devotion; bhumjita—he should eat; tat-anujiaya—with
their permission.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter, he should satisfy the brahmanas. When the satisfied
brahmanas bestow their blessings, he should devotedly offer them
respectful obeisances with his head, and with their permission he

‘should take prasada.

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TAIT A: MH BIAS ALATY RII

acdryam agratah krtva
vag-yatah saha bandhubhih

dadyat patnyai caroh sesam
suprajastvam susaubhagam

acaryam—the acarya; agratah—first of all; krtvaé—receiving prop-
erly; vdk-yatah—controlling speech; saha—with; bandhubhih—
friends and relatives; dadyat—he should give; patnyai—to the wife;
caroh—of the oblation of sweet rice; Sesam—the remnant; su-
prajastvam—which insures good progeny; su-sawbhagam—which in-
sures good fortune.

TRANSLATION

Before taking his meal, the husband must first seat the acarya
comfortably, and, along with his relatives and friends, should con-
trol his speech and offer prasada 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.
