Ashtangasamgraha 1.28_2

1.28_2

At the conclusion of the rite, the man—having remained celibate for a month, having eaten boiled śāli rice with ghee and milk, being not overly full, comfortable, wearing a garland, happy in mind, his limbs refreshed, dressed in white garments, during a period of the night approved by the astrologer, contemplating auspicious things and desiring her—should mount the well-spread bed first with his right foot.