Hiranyakeshigrihyasutra 1.3.9.10

1.3.9.10

uduttamaṃ varuṇa pāśamasmat \ ityuttarīyaṃ brahmacārivāso nidhāyānyatyaridhāya \ avādhamam \ ityantarīyam \ vi madhyamam \ iti mekhalām \ athā vayamāditya vrate \ iti daṇḍam \ mekhalāṃ daṇḍaṃ kṛṣṇājinaṃ cāpsu praveśyāpareṇāgniṃ prāṅmukha upaviśya kṣuraṃ saṃmṛśati \ kṣuro nāmāsi svadhitiste pitā namaste astu mā mā hiṃsīḥ \ iti \10\

With (the words), '(Loosen) from us thy highest band, Varuna,' he takes off the upper garment which he has worn during his studentship, and puts on another (garment). With (the words), '(Loosen) the lowest (fetter),' (he takes off) the under garment; with (the words), '(Take) away the middle (fetter),' the girdle. With (the words), 'And may we, O Âditya, under thy law (&c.),' (he deposes) his staff. The girdle, the staff, and the black antelope's skin he throws into water, sits down to the west of the fire, facing the east, and touches the razor (with which he is going to be shaven), with (the formula), 'Razor is thy name; the axe is thy father. Adoration to thee! Do no harm to me!'