Vaiñëava-brahmo-pareçane viniyogaù

oà ä vasoù sadane séda

“Sit on this seat of wealth.”

The brahma replies:

sédämi

“I sit.”

· The groom should offer the Brahma some mahäprasäda, candana, kum-kum, fruit, sweets, etc. to honor him. Retracing his steps to the East side of the fire he should sit.

· To nullify any mistakes during the sacrifice, the brahma says:

oà prajäpatiù viñëu åñiù

gäyatré chandaù

çré viñëuù devatä

ayaïjiya väg-vacanimita jape viniyogaù

oà idaà viñëuù vicakrame

tredhä nidadhe padaà

samudham asya pägàçule

“Viñëu has stridden here. He has placed three pure steps on this earth.”

· Caru Sthäpana (Placing the caru or cooked grains):

Caru, having been prepared before the function, should be placed on the North side of the fire at this time.

· Bhümi Japa (prayers to the earth):

Kneeling, and placing both his hands on the earth, palms down, the groom should say:

oà parameñöé viñëu åñiù

anuñöup chandaù

çré viñëuù devatä

bhümé jape viniyogaù

oà idam bhümeù bhajämahe

Idam bhadraà sumaìgalaà

parä sapatnän vädhasva

anyeçäà vindate dhanam

(NB: At night replace the word “dhanam” with “vasum”).

“We receive this auspicious offering from the earth. Repel the enemies, who take the wealth of others”.

· Agni Saëmukhé Karaëa (respects to the fire):

Facing the fire, he should say:

oà prajäpatiù viñëu åñiù

gäyatré chandaù

çré viñëuù devatä

agni-sanmukhé-karaëe viniyogaù

oà eko ha devaù pradiço nu sarväù

pürvo ha jätaù sa u garbhe antaù

sa eva jätaù sa janiñyamänaù

pratyanjanäs tiñöhati sarvato mukhaù

“The Lord is one. By his order all others exist. He, who was the first existing, sometimes appears in the womb like a human being. He has appeared before and will appear again. All men are turned towards Him, who is present everywhere”.

· Tånädi Çodhana (cleaning the area, strewing kuça):

He should take kuça grass in his right hand, and starting from the North side of the maëòapa, go around, while chanting:

@ Footnote: Placing the kuça grass around the fire is for protection against Rakñasas.

oà kautsa åñiù

jagaté chandaù

çré viñëuù devatä

påñöasya ñaòahasya ñañöehani agni-märute çastre parisamühane viniyogaù

oà kautsaù

oà imaà stomam arhate jätavedase

rathamiva sanmahemä manéñayä

bhadrä hi naù pramatiù asya saàsadi

agne sakhye mä riñämä vayaà tava

· Going around the second time, he should chant:

oà kautsaù

oà bharäm idhmaà kåëvämä haréàñi te

citayantaù parvaëä parvaëä vayam

jévätave prataräà sädhayä dhiyaù

agne sakhye mä riñämä vayaà tava

· While going third time he should chant:

oà kautsaù

oà çakema tvä samidhaà sädhayä dhiyaù

tve devä haviù adantyähutaà

tvamädityän ä vaha tän hrusmasi

agne sakhye mä riñämä vayaà tava

· After he should put the kuça in éçänakona (North –East). Then taking them one by one, the straws should be placed on the floor in 3 lines without chanting mantras. He should start from N.E. corner, and make one line of kuça straws touching each other to the S.E. corner.In the same way he should put 2 more lines next to the first one. The lines are touching at the point where they start. In a similar way he should put kuça in 3 lines, starting from S.E. corner and going to S.W. corner. After that 3 lines from N.W. corner to N.E. corner, and from S.W. corner to N.W. corner.

· Svastika Nivedana (worshipping the directions):

He should offer flowers and candana (which has been offered to the Lord) to the ten directions. saying:

oà etan mahäprasäda naivedyädi

pürvasyäà çré näradäya svähä (East)

agneyäà çré kapila deväya svähä (South-East)

yämye çré yamabhägavatäya svähä (South)

nairåtyäà çré bhiñmadeväya svähä (South-West)

pratécyäà çré çukadeväya svähä (West)