Shankhayanagrihyasutra 2.13

2.13.1

: atha daṇḍa niyamāḥ /

Now (follow) the rules regarding the staff.

2.13.2

: atha ato daṇḍa niyamāḥ /

Let him not leave a passage between himself and the staff.

2.13.3

: na antarā gamanam kuryād ātmano daṇḍasya /

Now should any one of these things, viz. staff, girdle, or sacrificial cord, break or rend, the same penance (takes place) therefore which (has been prescribed) at the wedding with regard to the chariot.

2.13.4

: atha ced daṇḍa mekhala upavītānām anyatamam viśīryeta chidyeta vā tasya tat prāyaś cittam yad udvāhe rathasya /

If the girdle cannot be repaired, he makes another and speaks over it (the following verses):

2.13.5

: mekhalā ced asaṃdheyā bhavaty anyām kṛtvā anumantrayate /

'Thou who knowest the distinction of pure and impure, divine protectress Sarasvatî, O girdle, prolong my vow unimpaired, unbroken.
'Thou, Agni, art the pure bearer of vows. Agni, carry hither the gods to our sacrifice and our oblation.
'Bearing the vows, the infallible protector of vows, be our messenger, undecaying and mighty. Giving treasures, merciful, Agni, protect us, that we may live, Gâtavedas!

2.13.6

: medhya amedhya vibhāgajñe devi goptri sarasvati.|.mekhale askannam achinnam saṃtanuṣva vratam mama tvam agne vratabhṛt śucir agne devān iha āvaha.|.upa yajñam haviś ca naḥ vratāni bibhrad vratapā adābhyo bhavā no dūto ajaraḥ suvīraḥ.|.dadhad ratnāni sumṛlīko agne gopāya no jīvase jāta veda iti /

And he ties the sacrificial cord to the staff.

2.13.7

: upavītam ca daṇḍe badhnāti /

Here it is said also:

2.13.8

: tad apy etat /

'Let him sacrifice the sacrificial cord and the staff, the girdle and also the skin in water after the completion of his vow with a Varuna-verse or with the essence (of the Vedas, i.e. the syllable Om).

2.13.8.p1

: yajña upavītam daṇḍam ca mekhalām ajinam tathā.|.juhuyād apsu vrate pūrṇe vāruṇyā ṛcā rasena vā /