Agniveshyagrihyasutra 1.1.3B

Then, having taken hold of his right shoulder with his right hand, and the left with his left, placing his right arm on [him], he initiates him with the mystic utterances and the Sāvitrī verse,

and [with the formula]: "At the impulse of the divine Savitṛ, with the arms of the Aśvins, with the hands of Pūṣan, I initiate you, N.N.!"

Then, with his right hand, he grasps his right hand along with the thumb:

"Agni has seized your hand;

Soma has seized your hand;

Savitṛ has seized your hand;

Sarasvatī has seized your hand;

Pūṣan has seized your hand;

Bṛhaspati has seized your hand;

Mitra has seized your hand;

Varuṇa has seized your hand;"

"Tvaṣṭṛ has taken your hand."

"Dhātṛ has taken your hand."

"Viṣṇu has taken your hand."

"Prajāpati has taken your hand."

With these formulas, he takes the boy's right hand together with the thumb with his right hand, formula by formula.

"May Savitṛ protect you."

"You are Mitra in protection."

"Agni is your teacher."

"Impelled by the divine Savitṛ, become a Vedic student of Bṛhaspati, O so-and-so!"

"Sip water; put on fuel; do the work; do not sleep during the day!"—thus he instructs him.

Then, having reached over his right shoulder from above with his right hand, he touches the region of his heart: "May your heart be my heart;

follow my mind with your mind;

listen to my word single-mindedly;

may Bṛhaspati assign you to me; cling closely to me alone;

may your thoughts rest on me;

may your devotion be towards me;

direct your speech to me."

Thus [he recites].

"You are the knot of the breaths;

do not untie me!"—thus [he touches] the navel region.

"Bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ! May I be rich in offspring through offspring,

rich in heroes through heroes, rich in luster through luster, rich in nourishment through nourishments, rich in wisdom through wisdom, rich in sacred lore through Vedic students!"

Having addressed him with this formula: "Bhūḥ! In the verses of the Ṛgveda, in Agni, on earth, in speech, in the sacred lore, I place you, O so-and-so!

Bhuvaḥ! In the formulas of the Yajurveda, in Vāyu, in the atmosphere, in breath, in the sacred lore, I place you, O so-and-so!

Svaḥ! In the chants of the Sāmaveda, in Sūrya, in heaven, in sight, in the sacred lore, I place you, O so-and-so!

May I be dear to Viṣṇu, and so-and-so [dear] to you;

may I be dear to Agni, and so-and-so [dear] to you;

we two shall dwell here;

we two shall dwell in breath and in life-span;

dwell in breath and in life-span, O so-and-so!"—and so forth.

Then he takes his right hand together with the thumb with his right hand, with the five sections [beginning with]: "Agni is possessed of life-span."

Having whispered into the right ear: "May he bestow life-span on you from all sides,"

and into the left [ear]: "O Agni, giver of life-span,"

he subjoins in both [ears]: "Be firmly established in Agni and on earth, in Vāyu and in the atmosphere, in Sūrya and in heaven! Go along that well-being which Agni, Vāyu, Āditya, the moon, and the waters go along, O so-and-so! You have become a Vedic student of breath, O so-and-so!"

"May Indra bestow wisdom upon me, may goddess Sarasvatī [bestow] wisdom;

may both the Aśvins, lotus-wreathed, bestow wisdom upon me."

Having placed his mouth close to his mouth, he mutters this.

Then he entrusts him: "I entrust you to Kaśaka;

I entrust you to Antaka;

I entrust you to Aghora;

I entrust you to Yama;

I entrust you to Gada;

I entrust you to Makha;

I entrust you to Vaśinī;

I entrust you to the Earth together with Vaiśvānara;

I entrust you to the waters;

I entrust you to the plants;

I entrust you to the trees;

I entrust you to all beings;

I entrust you to all gods;

I entrust you to all deities."

At this point, he causes him to recite the Sāvitrī verse, if he has been initiated previously.

If he has not been initiated, after three days have elapsed.

Immediately, according to Puṣkarasādi.

Having placed to the west of the fire a bunch of grass pointing towards the north, he sits upon it facing east [saying]: "You are the realm-sustainer, the teacher's chair; may I not be separated from you!"

Having made an añjali salute to the sun and clasped the teacher's [feet], the boy, sitting to the south, having said: "Recite, venerable sir!"—

then that one [says]: "Recite the Sāvitrī verse, sir!"

Having addressed him with: "We invoke you, the lord of hosts among hosts," he then recites [it] to him: first verse-quarter by verse-quarter, then half-verse by half-verse, then continuously:

"Bhūḥ! That excellent [radiance] of Savitṛ,

bhuvaḥ! may we meditate on the splendor of the god,"

"Svaḥ. May he inspire our thoughts."

"Bhūr bhuvaḥ. Tat savitur vareṇyaṃ bhargo devasya dhīmahi"—

"Svaḥ. May he inspire our thoughts."

"Bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ. Tat savitur vareṇyaṃ bhargo devasya dhīmahi"—

"May he inspire our thoughts." [3]