Idam ahaà anåtät satyaà upägäà svähä -

idam anantäya idam na mama

“Oh Ananta, Lord of vratas, I have undertaken this vrata. I announce to you that I have accomplished the vow and have satisfied You. Overcoming illusion I have arrived at truth.”

oà parameçvara åñiù

gäyatré chandaù

çré väsudevo devatä

samävartana home viniyogaù

oà väsudeva vratapate vrataà acäriñaà

tat te prabravémi

tat açakaà tena arätsaà

idam ahaà anåtät satyaà upägäà svähä -

idam väsudeväya idam na mama

“Oh Väsudeva, Lord of vratas, I have undertaken this vrata. I announce to you that I have accomplished the vow and have satisfied You. Overcoming illusion I have arrived at truth.”

oà sanaka åñiù

gäyatré chandaù

çré catur-bhüjo devatä

samävartana home viniyogaù

oà catur-bhüja vratapate vrataà acäriñaà

tat te prabravémi

tat açakaà tena arätsaà

idam ahaà anåtät satyaà upägäà svähä -

idam catur-bhüjäya idam na mama

“Oh Catur-bhüja, Lord of vratas, I have undertaken this vrata. I announce to you that I have accomplished the vow and have satisfied You. Overcoming illusion I have arrived at truth.”

oà sanat kumära åñiù

gäyatré chandaù

çré sarveçvaro devatä

samävartana home viniyogaù

oà sarveçvara vratapate vrataà acäriñaà

tat te prabravémi

tat açakaà tena arätsaà

idam ahaà anåtät satyaà upägäà svähä -

idam sarveçvaräya idam na mama

“Oh Sarveçvara, Lord of vratas, I have undertaken this vrata. I announce to you that I have accomplished the vow and have satisfied You. Overcoming illusion I have arrived at truth.”

oà äyuñmän åñiù

gäyatré chandaù

çré acyuto devatä

samävartana home viniyogaù

oà acyuta vratapate vrataà acäriñaà

tat te prabravémi

tat açakaà tena arätsaà

idam ahaà anåtät satyaà upägäà svähä -

idam acyutäya idam na mama

“Oh Acyuta, Lord of vratas, I have undertaken this vrata. I announce to you that I have accomplished the vow and have satisfied You. Overcoming illusion I have arrived at truth.”

The äcärya should sit facing North on kuça with tips facing North.

The brahmacäri should sit in the North West, facing East, on kuça with tips facing North.

The brahmacäri should take a pot of hot and cold water mixed together which also contains rice, barley, urad-dhal, mung-dhal, sarvauñadhi, herbs and candana.

The student should fill his hands with this mixture and pour it on the ground saying:

oà çaunaka åñiù

gäyatré chandaù

çré näryaëänantädayo devatä

samävartane brahmacärayudakaïjali tyäge viniyogaù

oà apsu antaù näräyaëänantädayaù praviñöaù

gohya upagohya mayukho manohäù

khalo virajaù tanüdüñiù indriya hä

ati tänat agnén såjämi

“In this water Näräyaëa, Ananta and others have entered. I reject the inauspicious fires which cover, which conceal, which contaminate, which cause pain, and bring destruction to the mind, body and senses.”

The student should take water again and pour on the ground saying:

oà yad apäà ghoraà yad apäà krüraà yad apäà açäntaà

ati tat såjämi

“I abandon what is terrible, cruel and violent in this water.”

Directed by the äcärya, the student should sprinkle some of the water on himself saying:

oà sanätana åñiù

gäyatré chandaù

çré varäho devatä

samävartane brahmacäryudakaïjali seke viniyogaù

oà varäha tväm iha bhava

tenähaà ätmänaà abhiñaïcämi

“Be present here, Varäha. I sprinkle myself with this water.”

Directed by the äcärya, the student should fill his hands with water and sprinkle himself again saying:

oà çré närada åñiù

båhaté chandaù

çrémad ananto devatä

samävartane brahmacäryudakaïjali seke viniyogaù

oà yaçase tejase brahma varcasäya baläya