History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c46.101.4

v3.c46.101.4

Then he should recite the Puruṣa hymn (Ṛg. X. 90) and the first sentences of the four Vedas, offer oblations to Agni Sviṣṭakṛt, distribute gifts to students and others, he should burn his wooden utensils in his gṛhya fire if he has kept one and donate the metal vessels to his guru, then he should deposit the fire in himself by reciting 'ayam te yoniḥ' (Ṛg. III. 29. 10) and 'yā te agne yajñiyā' (Tai. S. III. 4. 10. 5) thrice and should face and take in the blaze and warmth of his gṛhya fire, should take a black antelope skin and leave his house. He should give blessings to his sons and other near relatives and bid good-bye to them with the words 'to me belongs no one nor do I belong to any one.' Then he should go to a reservoir of water, take in his folded hands water and offer it to all gods with the hymn Ṛg. X. 103 (1–13). He should declare a resolve to resort to sannyāsa for the realization of *brahman* and offer three handfuls of water in the reservoir. He should then discharge water into the reservoir from his joined hands saying 'I have given up the hankering for sons, wealth, worlds and for everything, may there be safety to all creatures from me, svāhā.' Then he should again declare that he has abandoned everything, all pleasures, all sentiments of anger &c., all joys of flowers, scents, dancing and music, all duties of varṇa and āśramas &c.; he should also declare 'I shall not cause any injury to any creature in thought, word or by the body;