वौषडन्तेन मनुना वह्नेस्तु जुहुयात्ततः । महागणेशमन्त्रेण जुहुयादाहुतीर्दश
Then, reciting the mantra ending with 'vauṣaṭ', he should offer into the fire; with the great Gaṇeśa mantra, he should make ten oblations.
वह्नौ पीठं समभ्यर्च्य देयमन्त्रस्य देवताम् । वह्नौ ध्यात्वा तु तद्वक्त्रे पञ्चविंशतिसंख्यया
After duly worshipping the seat in the fire, and meditating on the deity of the mantra to be given, he should contemplate that deity in the fire's mouth and offer twenty-five oblations.
मूलमन्त्रेण जुहुयाद्वक्त्रैकीकरणाय च । वह्निदेवतयोरैक्यं भावयन्नात्मना सह
He should offer oblations with the root mantra for the unification of the mouth, contemplating the union of the fire deity and the mantra deity along with himself.
एकीभूतं भावयेत्तु ततस्तु साधकोत्तमः । षडङ्गं देवतानां च जुहुयादाहुतीः पृथक्
Then, the best of practitioners should meditate on that unity, and separately offer oblations to the six-limbed forms of the deities.
एकादशैव जुहुयादाहुतीर्मुनिसत्तम । एतेन नाडीसन्धानं वह्निदेवतयोर्मुने
He should offer exactly eleven oblations, O best of sages; by this, the channels of connection between the fire and the deity are established, O sage.
एकैकक्रमयोगेनाप्यावृत्तीनां तथैव च । एकैकक्रमयोगेन घृतेन जुहुयान्मुने
In the same way, by the method of sequential order for each repetition, he should offer ghee in the same sequential manner, O sage.
ततः कल्पोक्तद्रव्यैस्तु जुहुयादथवा तिलैः । देवतामूलमन्त्रेण गजान्तकसहस्रकम्
Then, with the substances prescribed by the ritual, or with sesame seeds, he should offer a thousand oblations with the root mantra of the deity, ending with 'gajāntaka'.
एवं हुत्वा ततो देवीं सन्तुष्टां भावयेन्मुने । तथैवावृतिदेवीश्च वह्न्याद्या देवता अपि
Having thus offered, he should then meditate on the Goddess as being satisfied, O sage; likewise, on the deities of the coverings, and the fire and other deities.
ततः शिष्यं च सुस्नातं कृतसम्यादिकक्रियम् । वस्त्रद्वययुतं स्वर्णाभरणेन समन्वितम्
Then, the disciple, having bathed well and performed the proper preliminary rites, adorned with two garments and gold ornaments,
कमण्डलुकरं शुद्धं कुण्डस्यान्तिकमानयेत् । नमस्कृत्य ततः शिष्यो गुरूनथ सभासदः
Holding a water pot and purified, he should be brought near the altar; then, the disciple should bow to the teachers and the assembly.
कुलदेवं नमस्कृत्य विशेत्तत्राथ विष्टरे । गुरुस्ततस्तु तं शिष्यं कृपादृष्ट्या विलोकयेत्
After bowing to the family deity, he should enter and sit on the seat there; then the teacher should look upon the disciple with a compassionate gaze.
तच्चैतन्यं निजे देहे भावयेत्सङ्गतं त्विति । ततः शिष्यतनुस्थानामध्वनां परिशोधनम्
He should contemplate that consciousness as united with his own body; then, the purification of the paths in the disciple's body is performed.
कुर्यात्तु होमतो विद्वान्दिव्यदृष्ट्यवलोकनात् । येन जायेत शुद्धात्मा योग्यो देवाद्यनुग्रहे
The learned one should perform this after the homa, by means of divine vision; by this, the self becomes pure and fit for the grace of the deities and others.
श्रीनारायण उवाच तनौ ध्यायेत्तु शिष्यस्य षडध्वनः कमेण तु । पादयोस्तु कलाध्वानमन्धौ तत्त्वाध्वकं पुनः
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: He should meditate in the disciple's body on the six paths in order: at the feet, the path of kalā; at the knees, the path of tattva.
नाभौ तु भुवनाध्वानं वर्णाध्वानं तथा हृदि । पदाध्वानं तथा भाले मन्त्राध्वानं तु मूर्धनि
At the navel, the path of worlds; at the heart, the path of syllables; at the forehead, the path of words; and at the crown, the path of mantras.
शिष्यं स्पृशंस्तु कूर्चेन तिलैराज्यपरिप्लुतैः । शोधयाम्यमुमध्वानं स्वाहेति मनुमुच्चरन्
Touching the disciple with a bunch of sacred grass dipped in sesame and ghee, he should purify those paths, reciting the mantra 'svāhā'.
ताराढ्यं जुहुयादष्टवारं प्रत्यध्वमेव हि । षडध्वनस्ततस्तांस्तु लीनान् ब्रह्मणि भावयेत्
One should offer oblations to Tārā eight times for each path; then, one should contemplate those six paths as dissolved in Brahman.
पुनरुत्पादयेत्तस्मात्सृष्टिमार्गेण वै गुरुः । आत्मस्थितं तच्चैतन्यं पुनः शिष्ये तु योजयेत्
Then, by the path of creation, the teacher should again generate that consciousness established in the self, and unite it once more with the disciple.
पूर्णाहुतिं ततो हुत्वा देवतां कलशे नयेत् । पुनर्व्याहृतिभिर्हुत्वा वह्नेरङ्गाहुतीस्तथा
After offering the complete oblation, the deity should be led into the vessel; then, having offered with the sacred utterances, one should also make offerings of the fire’s limbs.
एकैकशो गुरुर्दत्त्वा विसृजेद्वह्निमात्मनि । ततः शिष्यस्य नेत्रे तु बध्नीयाद्वाससा गुरुः
The teacher, having given each offering, should release the fire into himself; then, the teacher should bind the disciple’s eyes with a cloth.
नेत्रमन्त्रेण तं शिष्यं कुण्डतो मण्डलं नयेत् । पुष्पाञ्जलिं मुख्यदेव्यां कारयेच्छिष्यहस्ततः
With the eye-mantra, the teacher should lead the disciple from the fire-pit to the maṇḍala; then, he should have the disciple offer a handful of flowers to the principal goddess.
नेत्रबन्धं निराकृत्य वेशयेत्कुशविष्टरे । भूतशुद्धिं शिष्यदेहे कुर्यात्प्रोक्तेन वर्त्मना
After removing the eye-covering, the teacher should seat the disciple on a seat of kuśa grass; he should perform the purification of elements in the disciple’s body by the prescribed method.
मन्त्रोदितांस्तथा न्यासान्कृत्वा शिष्यतनौ ततः । मण्डले वेशयेच्छिष्यमन्यस्मिन्कुम्भसंस्थितान्
Then, having performed the nyāsas as prescribed by the mantra on the disciple’s body, he should seat the disciple in the maṇḍala and others who are established in the vessel.
पल्लवाञ्छिष्यशिरसि विन्यसेन्मातृकां जपेत् । कलशस्थजलैः शिष्यं स्नापयेद्देवतात्मकैः
He should place leaves on the disciple’s head and recite the mātṛkā; then, with water from the vessel, embodying the deity, he should bathe the disciple.
वर्धनीजलसेकं च कुर्याद्रक्षार्थमञ्जसा । ततः शिष्यः समुत्थाय वाससी परिधाय च
He should perform the pouring of growth-water for protection; then, the disciple should rise and put on the garments.
कृतभस्मावलेपश्च संविशेद्गुरुसन्निधौ । ततो गुरुः स्वकीयात्तु हृदयान्निर्गतां शिवाम्
Having applied sacred ash, the disciple should sit in the presence of the teacher; then, the teacher, from his own heart, should contemplate the auspicious power that has entered the disciple’s heart.
प्रविष्टां शिष्यहृदये भावयेत्करुणानिधिः । पूजयेद्गन्धपुष्पाद्यैरैक्यं वै भावयंस्तयोः
The teacher, full of compassion, should contemplate that which has entered the disciple’s heart; worshipping with fragrance, flowers, and so on, he should meditate on the unity of the two.
ततस्त्रिंशो दक्षकर्णे शिष्यस्योपदिशेद्गुरुः । महामन्त्रं महादेव्याः स्वहस्तं शिरसि न्यसन्
Then, the teacher should instruct the disciple in the great mantra of the Great Goddess in the right ear, placing his own hand on the disciple’s head.
अष्टोत्तरशतं मन्त्रं शिष्योऽपि प्रजपेन्मुने । दण्डवत्प्रणमेद्भूमौ तं गुरुं देवतात्मकम्
The disciple, O sage, should recite the mantra one hundred and eight times, and prostrate himself like a staff on the ground before the teacher, who embodies the deity.
सर्वस्वमर्पयेत्तस्मै यावज्जीवमनन्यधीः । ऋत्विग्भ्यो दक्षिणां दत्त्वा ब्राह्मणांश्चापि भोजयेत्
He should offer everything to him, with undivided mind, for as long as he lives; after giving gifts to the officiants, he should also feed the brāhmaṇas.