Manasara 49.99

49.99

jñānavṛddhairamātyaiśva kuryān nīrāñjalāvidhaiḥ
vṛddhaiḥ sumaṅgalībhistairāśīrvacanapūrvakam

by ministers advanced in wisdom, he should perform the waving of lamps of various kinds; / [and it should be done] by elderly auspicious matrons preceded by words of blessing.