Varaha Purana

मन्त्रः - ॐ वेदाम्यहं भागवतांश्च सर्वान् सुदीक्षिता ये गुरवश्च सर्वे

Mantra: Om! I know all the devotees of the Lord, all who are well-initiated, and all the gurus.

नत्वा तु भगवद्भक्तान् प्रज्वाल्य च हुताशनम्

Having bowed to the devotees of the Lord and kindled the sacred fire—

सप्तवारांस्ततो दत्त्वा विंशतिं च तिलोदनम्

Then, having given seven times and twenty offerings of sesame rice—

मन्त्रः – अश्विनौ दिशः सोमसूर्यौ साक्षिमात्रं वयं प्रसन्नाः शृण्वन्तु मे सत्यवाक्यं वदामि

Mantra: May the Aśvins, the directions, Soma and Sūrya bear witness; may we, being pleased, hear my truthful words.

सत्येन धार्यते भूमिर्भूमिः सत्येन तिष्ठति

By truth the earth is upheld; by truth the earth stands firm.

एवं सत्यं ततः कृत्वा ब्राह्मणा वीक्षणं पुनः 127.

Thus, having performed truth, the Brāhmaṇas should again observe—

तिस्रः प्रदक्षिणाः कृत्वा देवं भागवतं गुरुम्

Having made three circumambulations of the Lord, the devotee, and the guru—

मन्त्रः – गुरुदेवप्रसादेन लब्धा दीक्षा यदृच्छया

By the grace of the guru and the gods, initiation is obtained, sometimes by chance.

एवं प्रसादयित्वा तु शिष्यो मन्त्रेण सुन्दरि

In this way, O beautiful one, the disciple should propitiate with the mantra.

शिष्यमेव यतो दृष्ट्वा गृहीत्वा च कमण्डलुम्

Seeing only the disciple, and taking up the water-pot,

मन्त्रः – विष्णुप्रसादेन गतोऽसि सिद्धिं प्राप्ता च दीक्षा सकमण्डलुश्च

By the grace of Viṣṇu, you have attained success; initiation and the water-pot have been obtained.

ततो मुखपदं कृत्वा दीक्षितो गुरुणा तथा

Then, having made the mouth-utterance, the disciple is thus initiated by the guru.

अधोऽधो भूत्वा यद्यहं भ्राम्यल्लँब्धो गुरुर्विष्णुदीक्षा च लब्धा

If I, becoming lower and lower, wander—then the guru and Viṣṇu-initiation are obtained.

एतेन मन्त्रेण मुखपदं कारयेत्

With this mantra, one should perform the mouth-utterance.

एवं वै वास आदत्ते गृह्ण वत्स कमण्डलुम्

In this way, he receives the garment; take the water-pot, dear one.

मन्त्रः – गृह्णीष्व गन्धपात्राणि सर्वगन्धं सुखोचितम् 127.

Mantra: Take the vessels of fragrance, all the agreeable perfumes.

मधुपर्कं गृहीत्वा च त्विमं मन्त्रमुदीरयेत्

Taking the madhuparka, he should recite this mantra.

ततो गृहीत्वा चरणौ गुरोर्यत्नात्सुतोषयेत् गुरूपदिष्टं सन्धार्य इमं मन्त्रमुदीरयेत्

Then, taking the guru's feet, he should please him with effort; retaining what the guru has instructed, he should recite this mantra.

मन्त्रः – शृण्वन्तु मे भागवतास्तु सर्वे गुरुश्च मे सर्वकामक्षयं चकार

Mantra: Let all the devotees listen to me, and my guru has fulfilled all desires.

एषागमे ब्राह्मणस्य दीक्षा भूमे ह्युदाहृता

In this scripture, the initiation of a brāhmaṇa on earth is thus declared.

एतेनैव विधानेन दीक्षयेत वसुन्धरे

By this very procedure, O Earth, one should perform initiation.

इति श्रीवराहपुराणे ब्राह्मणदीक्षासूत्रं नाम सप्तविंशत्यधिकशततमोऽध्यायः

Thus, in the Śrī Varāha Purāṇa, the one hundred and twenty-seventh chapter named 'The Sutra on Brāhmaṇa Initiation'.

अथ कङ्कताञ्जनदर्पणम् क्षत्रियस्य प्रवक्ष्यामि तच्छृणुष्व वसुन्धरे

Now, I shall explain the ritual of the mirror, collyrium, and girdle for a kṣatriya; listen to this, O Earth.

पूर्वमन्त्रेण मे भूमे तस्य दीक्षां च कारयेत्

With the previous mantra, O Earth, one should perform his initiation.

तानि सर्वाणि चानीय एकं वर्ज्यं यशस्विनि

Bringing all those things, O illustrious one, except for one.

पालाशं दण्डकाष्ठं च दीक्षायां न तु कारयेत्

One should not use a palāśa stick as the staff during initiation.

आश्वत्थं दण्डकाष्ठं तु दीक्षायां तदनन्तरम्

After that, one should use an aśvattha stick as the staff in the initiation.

सर्वं ममोक्तं कर्त्तव्यं यच्च मे पूर्वभाषितम्

Everything I have spoken must be done, as well as what I have previously declared.

चरणौ मम संगृह्य इमं मन्त्रमुदाहरेत्

Taking hold of my feet, one should recite this mantra.