Caru, having been prepared before the function, should be placed on the North side of the fire at this time.

· Bhümi Japa (prayers to the earth):

Kneeling, and placing both his hands on the earth, palms down, the groom should say:

oà parameñöé viñëu åñiù

anuñöup chandaù

çré viñëuù devatä

bhümé jape viniyogaù

oà idam bhümeù bhajämahe

idam bhadraà sumaìgalaà

parä sapatnän vädhasva

anyeçäà vindate dhanam

(NB: At night replace the word “dhanam” with “vasum”).

“We receive this auspicious offering from the earth. Repel the enemies, who take the wealth of others”.

· Agni Saëmukhé Karaëa (respects to the fire):

Facing the fire, he should say:

oà prajäpatiù viñëu åñiù

gäyatré chandaù

çré viñëuù devatä

agni-sanmukhé-karaëe viniyogaù

oà eko ha devaù pradiço nu sarväù

pürvo ha jätaù sa u garbhe antaù

sa eva jätaù sa janiñyamänaù

pratyanjanäs tiñöhati sarvato mukhaù

“The Lord is one. By his order all others exist. He, who was the first existing, sometimes appears in the womb like a human being. He has appeared before and will appear again. All men are turned towards Him, who is present everywhere”.

· Tånädi Çodhana (cleaning the area, strewing kuça):

He should take kuça grass in his right hand, and starting from the North side of the maëòapa, go around, while chanting:

@ Footnote: Placing the kuça grass around the fire is for protection against Rakñasas.

oà kautsa åñiù

jagaté chandaù

çré viñëuù devatä

påñöasya ñaòahasya ñañöehani agni-märute çastre parisamühane viniyogaù

oà kautsaù

oà imaà stomam arhate jätavedase

rathamiva sanmahemä manéñayä

bhadrä hi naù pramatiù asya saàsadi

agne sakhye mä riñämä vayaà tava

· Going around the second time, he should chant:

oà kautsaù

oà bharäm idhmaà kåëvämä haréàñi te

citayantaù parvaëä parvaëä vayam

jévätave prataräà sädhayä dhiyaù

agne sakhye mä riñämä vayaà tava

· While going third time he should chant:

oà kautsaù

oà çakema tvä samidhaà sädhayä dhiyaù

tve devä haviù adantyähutaà

tvamädityän ä vaha tän hrusmasi

agne sakhye mä riñämä vayaà tava

· After he should put the kuça in éçänakona (North –East). Then taking them one by one, the straws should be placed on the floor in 3 lines without chanting mantras. He should start from N.E. corner, and make one line of kuça straws touching each other to the S.E. corner.In the same way he should put 2 more lines next to the first one. The lines are touching at the point where they start. In a similar way he should put kuça in 3 lines, starting from S.E. corner and going to S.W. corner. After that 3 lines from N.W. corner to N.E. corner, and from S.W. corner to N.W. corner.

· Svastika Nivedana (worshipping the directions):

He should offer flowers and candana (which has been offered to the Lord) to the ten directions. saying:

oà etan mahäprasäda naivedyädi

pürvasyäà çré näradäya svähä (East)

agneyäà çré kapila deväya svähä (South-East)

yämye çré yamabhägavatäya svähä (South)

nairåtyäà çré bhiñmadeväya svähä (South-West)

pratécyäà çré çukadeväya svähä (West)

väyavyäà çré janakäya svähä (North-West)

udécyäà çré sadäçiväya svähä (North)

aiçanyäà çré pralädäya svähä (North-East)

ürdhvaà çré brahmane svähä (up)

adhaù çré baliräjäya svähä (down)

· Viàçati Kañöhikä Homa (offering twenty sticks into the fire):

He should take twenty sticks of khadira, paläça, or udumbara wood, or kuça grass, which are of two prädeças (18 inches) in length. He should pour a sruva of ghee over the middle portion and offer into the fire without mantra while meditating on Viñëu.

· Äjya Saàskära (purifying the ghee):

Taking two blades of kuça grass with tips intact he should bind them with a third kuça and cut them to the length of one prädeça without using the finger nails, saying:

oà prajäpatiù viñëu åñiù

gäyatré chandaù

pavitre viñëuù devatä

pavitrecchadane viniyogaù

oà pavitre stho vaiñëavyau

“Oh pavitras, you are devotees of Viñëu.”

· Sprinkling them with water he should say:

oà prajäpatiù viñëu åñiù

gäyatré chandaù

pavitre viñëuù devatä

pavitre märjjane viniyogaù

oà viñëoù manasä püte sthaù

“You are pure through the desire of Viñëu.”

· He should place them in a copper vessel and pour ghee into the vessel. Using the thumb and ring finger of the right hand he should grasp the tips of the kuças and with the thumb and ring finger of the left hand he should grasp the root end. The right hand should be palm up and the left hand palm down. By dipping the middle portion into the ghee he should then offer ghee into the fire one time, saying:

oà prajäpatiù viñëu åñiù

gäyatré chandaù

äjyaà viñëuù devatä

äjyät-plavane viniyogaù

oà devas tvä savitot punätu

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