अथ वह्निं समादाय पात्रेण पुरतो न्यसेत् । क्रव्यादांशं परित्यज्य पूर्वोक्तैर्वीक्षणादिभिः
Then, taking fire, he should place it in front with a vessel, discarding any impure portions, and, as previously described, gaze and perform other rites.
संस्कृत्य वह्निं रं बीजमुच्चार्य तदनन्तरम् । चैतन्यं योजयेत्तस्मिन्प्रणवेनाभिमन्त्रयेत्
Having consecrated the fire, he should then utter the syllable 'raṃ', infuse consciousness into it, and empower it with the praṇava (Oṃ).
सप्तवारं ततो धेनुमुद्रां सन्दर्शयेद्गुरुः । शरेण रक्षितं कृत्वा तनुत्रेणावगुण्ठयेत्
Then, the teacher should display the cow-mudrā seven times, protect it with the arrow-mudrā, and cover it with the body-mudrā.
अर्चितं त्रिः परिभ्राम्य प्रादक्षिण्येन सत्तमः । कुण्डोपरि जपंस्तारं जानुस्पृष्टमहीतलः
Having worshipped, he should circumambulate it three times to the right; sitting on the ground with knees touching, he should recite the mantra over the fire-pit.
शिवबीजधिया देव्या योनौ वह्निं विनिक्षिपेत् । आचामयेत्ततो देवं देवीं च जगदम्बिकाम्
With the thought of the Śiva-bīja, he should place the fire in the yoni of the Goddess, and then offer ācamana (sipping water) to the God and to the Goddess, Mother of the Universe.
चित्पिङ्गल हनदहपचयुग्मं ततः परम् । सर्वज्ञाज्ञापय स्वाहा मन्त्रोऽयं वह्निदीपने
Then, the mantra 'citpiṅgala hanadahapacayugmaṃ sarvajñājñāpaya svāhā' is for kindling the fire.
अग्निं प्रज्वलितं वन्दे जातवेदं हुताशनम् । सुवर्णवर्णममलं समिद्धं विश्वतोमुखम्
I bow to the blazing fire, the knower of all births, the carrier of offerings, golden-hued, pure, well-kindled, and facing all directions.
मन्त्रेणानेन तं वह्निं स्तुवीत परमादरात् । ततो न्यसेद्वह्निमन्त्रं षडङ्गं देशिकोत्तमः
With this mantra, he should praise the fire with great reverence; then, the best of teachers should place the six-limbed fire-mantra.
सहस्रार्चिः स्वस्तिपूर्ण उत्तिष्ठपुरुषः स्मृतः । धूमव्यापी सप्तजिह्वो धनुर्धर इति क्रमात्
He is remembered as having a thousand flames, full of auspiciousness, the risen person, pervaded by smoke, seven-tongued, and bearing a bow, in order.
जातियुक्ताः षडङ्गाः स्युः पूर्वस्थानेषु विन्यसेत् । ध्यायेद्वह्निं हेमवर्णं त्रिनेत्रं पद्मसंस्थितम्
The six limbs, endowed with their respective attributes, should be placed in their proper locations; he should meditate on the fire as golden in color, three-eyed, and seated on a lotus.
इष्टशक्तिस्वस्तिकाभीर्धारकं मङ्गलं परम् । परिषिञ्चेत्ततः कुण्डं मेखलोपरि मन्त्रवित्
With auspicious symbols of desired powers and svastika, the practitioner should sprinkle the altar, making it supremely auspicious, then pour water over the fire-pit above the boundary, knowing the mantra.
दर्भैः परिस्तरेत्पश्चात्परिधीन्विन्यसेदथ । त्रिकोणवृत्तषट्कोणं साष्टपत्रं सभूपुरम्
Afterwards, he should encircle it with darbha grass, then arrange the boundaries: triangle, circle, hexagon, eight-petaled lotus, and the enclosure.
यन्त्रं विभावयेद्वह्नेः पूर्वं वा संलिखेदथ । तन्मध्ये पूजयेद्वह्निं मन्त्रेणानेन वै मुने
He should visualize the yantra of fire, or draw it first; in its center, O sage, he should worship the fire with this mantra.
वैश्वानर ततो जातवेदः पश्चादिहावह । लोहिताक्षपदं प्रोक्त्वा सर्वकर्माणि साधय
First recite Vaiśvānara, then Jātaveda, then Ihāvaha; uttering the red-eyed form, accomplish all actions.
वह्निजायान्तको मन्त्रस्तेन वह्निं तु पूजयेत् । मध्ये षट्स्वपि कोणेषु हिरण्या गगना तथा
With the mantra 'Vahnijāyāntaka', he should worship the fire; in the middle and in all six corners, gold and sky likewise.
रक्ता कृष्णा सुप्रभा च बहुरूपातिरक्तिका । पूजयेत्सप्तजिह्वास्ताः केसरेष्वङ्गपूजनम्
Red, black, radiant, multiform, intensely red—he should worship those seven tongues, performing the worship of limbs in the filaments.
दलेषु पूजयेन्मूर्तीः शक्तिस्वस्तिकधारिणी । जातवेदाः सप्तजिह्वो हव्यवाहन एव च
In the petals, he should worship the forms bearing the power and svastika; Jātavedas, the seven-tongued, and Havyavāhana as well.
अश्वोदरजसंज्ञोऽन्यः पुनर्वैश्वानराह्वयः । कौमारतेजाः स्याद्विश्वमुखो देवमुखः स्मृतः
Another is called Aśvodara, then Vaiśvānara; Kaumāratejas, Viśvamukha, and Devamukha are remembered.
ताराग्नये पदाद्याः स्युर्नत्यन्ता वह्निमूर्तयः । लोकपालांश्चतुर्दिक्षु वज्राद्यायुधसंयुतान्
The forms of fire beginning with Tārāgni and Padā should be placed up to the end; in the four directions, the guardians of the world, equipped with weapons like thunderbolt.
श्रीनारायण उवाच ततः स्रुक्स्रुवसंस्कारावाज्यसंस्कार एव च । कृत्वा होमं ततः कुर्यात्स्रुवेणादाय वै घृतम्
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: Then, after preparing the ladle and spoon, and also the clarified butter, having performed the homa, he should take ghee with the spoon and proceed.
दक्षिणाद्घृतभागात्तु वह्नेर्दक्षिणलोचने । जुहुयादग्नये स्वाहेत्येवं वै वामतोऽन्यतः
From the southern portion of the ghee, into the right eye of the fire, he should offer, saying 'Agni, svāhā'; likewise, from the left side, another offering.
सोमाय स्वाहेति मध्याद्घृतमादाय सत्तम । अग्नीषोमाभ्यां स्वाहेति मध्यनेत्रे हुनेत्ततः
Taking ghee from the middle, O noble one, he should offer with 'Soma, svāhā'; then, into the central eye, with 'Agni and Soma, svāhā', he should offer.
पुनर्दक्षिणभागात्तु घृतमादाय वै मुखे । अग्नये स्विष्टकृत्स्वाहेत्यनेनैव हुनेत्ततः
Again, taking ghee from the southern portion, into the mouth, he should offer with 'Agni, Sviṣṭakṛt, svāhā' in this way.
सताराभिर्व्याहृतिभिर्जुहुयादथ साधकः । जुहुयादग्निमन्त्रेण त्रिवारं तु ततः परम्
Then, with the syllables of Tārā and the vyāhṛtis, the practitioner should offer; then, with the fire mantra, he should offer three times.
ततस्तु प्रणवेनैवाप्यष्टावष्टौ घृताहुतीः । गर्भाधानादिसंस्कारकृते तु जुहुयान्मुने
Afterwards, with the praṇava, he should offer eight or sixteen ghee oblations for the rites beginning with conception, O sage.
गर्भाधानं पुंसवनं सीमन्तोन्नयनं ततः । जातकर्म नामकर्माप्युपनिष्क्रमणं तथा
Conception, quickening, parting of the hair, then birth rites, naming, and the first outing likewise.
अन्नाशनं तथा चूडा व्रतबन्धस्तथैव च । महानाम्न्यं व्रतं पश्चात्तथौपनिषदं व्रतम्
Eating food, the first haircut, the vow of wearing the sacred thread, then the great vow, and afterwards the Upanishadic vow.
गोदानोद्वाहकौ प्रोक्ताः संस्काराः श्रुतिचोदिताः । ततः शिवं पार्वतीं च पूजयित्वा विसर्जयेत्
Gift of a cow and marriage are declared as rites prescribed by the scriptures; then, having worshipped Śiva and Pārvatī, he should dismiss them.
जुहुयात्पञ्च समिधो वह्निमुद्दिश्य साधकः । पश्चादावरणानां चाप्येकैकामाहुतिं हुनेत्
The practitioner should offer five sticks of fuel into the fire, and then make a single oblation for each of the surrounding deities.
घृतं स्रुचि समादाय चतुर्वारं स्रुवेण च । पिधाय तां तु तेनैव मुने तिष्ठन्निजासने
Taking ghee with a ladle, and four times with the spoon, he should cover it and remain seated in his own seat, O sage.