History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c46.90.3

v3.c46.90.3

Lastly he pours out as much water as will fill his joined hands saying 'I promise that no injury will proceed from me to any creature'. He must henceforward restrain his speech. He holds his staff saying 'thou art my friend, protect me'. He takes the *śikya* (loop of strings) with the words '*yadasya pāre rajasaḥ*' (Tai. S. IV. 2. 5. 2); he takes the cloth for straining water with the text '*yena devāḥ pavitreṇa*' (Tai. Br. I. 4. 8 and Nirukta V. 6); he takes the water jar reciting '*yena devā jyotiṣordhvam*' (Tai. S. V. 7. 2. 2); he takes the bowl after reciting the seven vyāhṛtis. Taking with him the staffs, the loop of strings, the cloth as a water strainer, the water-pot and the bowl he goes to a place where water can be had, bathes, sips water and sprinkles himself (performs *mārjana*) with the Surabhimatī ²¹⁸⁴ verse (dadhi-krāvṇo, Ṛg. IV. 39. 6), with Abhliṅgā verses, Vāruṇī verses, Hiraṇyavarṇā verses (Tai. S. V. 6. 1. 1 = Atharvaveda I. 33. 1-4) and Pāvamānī verses (Ṛg. IX. 1 &c.). While still in the water he performs sixteen prāṇāyāmas after (mentally going over) the Aghamarṣaṇa verses (Ṛg. X. 190. 1-3), comes out of the water on the bank, wrings his garments, puts on another pure (washed) garment, sips water, takes the cloth for straining water with the words 'om bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ' and performs *tarpaṇa* to the seven ²¹⁸⁵ vyāhṛtis.