Agniveshyagrihyasutra 2.6.6

Now we shall explain the honey-mixture.

Having placed four vessels, the fourth being made of bell-metal, curd, honey, ghee, three bunches of grass, two garments, and a pair of earrings upon darbha grass, he covers them with darbha grass.

Having prepared the sprinkling water across a strainer and sprinkled these, having poured water into a vessel held within a strainer and purified it by straining, having set down [water] for the sake of the argha offering—in the very same way water for washing the feet, and in the very same way water for sipping—having poured curd, honey, and ghee across a strainer into a bell-metal vessel, having brought it back and purified it by straining three times, and having set it down for the sake of the honey-mixture, he should give it to a teacher, a father-in-law, a paternal uncle, a maternal uncle, a snātaka, a guest, and a king;

at a marriage, to the bridegroom.

Then in the rite with water he should present a bunch of grass, saying: "This is the bunch of grass."

He sits down upon it facing east, saying: "You are the supporter of the realm, the teacher's chair; may I not fall away from you."

Then, holding it with two bunches of grass, he should give him the argha water, saying: "The argha water."

He consecrates it, saying: "May it come to me; unite me with brilliance, lustre, fame, and milk."

Taking it without joining his folded hands, saying: "To be poured out eastward," he releases it toward the east.

In the very same way he should give water for washing the feet, saying: "Water for washing the feet."

He consecrates it, saying: "You are glory; place glory in me. You are dominion; place dominion in me."

With it, another person washes his feet.

He touches the hand of the washer, saying: "In me be greatness, in me be radiance, in me be glory."

Having touched water, he touches himself, saying: "In me be sensory power and strength."

[He gives] water for sipping, saying: "Water for sipping."

He sips it, saying: "You are the under-spreading of ambrosia."

Having sipped water, he should then give him the honey-mixture, saying: "This is the honey-mixture."

He consecrates it, saying: "May it protect me; may it guard me; may it take pleasure in me."

He should give two garments and two earrings.

Having put on the unwashed garment with the formula: "Enter my own body," having likewise put on the upper garment and taken the earrings, having put on the sacred thread, and having sipped water, he receives the honey-mixture, saying: "You are prosperity; come, dwell in me."

Holding it together with his thumb and the middle finger, he smells it, saying: "O nose, I bring this offering to you; lead me to pre-eminence and supremacy."

Having touched water and scooped it up with his fingers, he sips, saying: "Dearest is your name, approaching the gods; I take you for my fortune and glory."

"You are Soma; make me a drinker of Soma," [with this he sips] a second time.

"You are food; make me an eater of food," [with this he sips] a third time.

Having drunk it and set down the remainder, having sipped with the water for sipping, saying: "You are the covering of ambrosia," he, wearing the sacred thread, consecrates the cow, saying: "Destroy my evil and that of the receiver."

He should say: "Drive it away!" or: "Perform [the rite]!"

If he releases it, he consecrates it with two [verses beginning]: "The cow is a milk-giver to be..."

When it is released, he slaughters a ram or a goat;

or [he prepares the meal] with wild meat.

An argha reception should not, however, be meatless.

Or, in case of inability, he should give boiled rice mixed with roasted barley meal, as available. ||6