Samnyasa Upanishads: Hindu Scriptures on Asceticism and Renunciation c6.s2.3
Saṃnyāsa Upaniṣads: Hindu Scriptures on Asceticism and Renunciation c6.s2.3
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c6.s2.3
[*15*] When a man who had maintained the three sacred fires¹ dies, his funerary rite is performed with mantras. If he happens to recover,² however, he should resolve: "I wish to go beyond the order."³ Then, he should duly gather the requisites⁴ and retire to the wilderness with the intention of offering an oblation to his ancestors. Early in the morning of the new moon, after kindling the fires, he should offer the libation connected with an oblation to ancestors, and perform the Brahma-sacrifice.⁵