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ceremony to be made, be for him and his child and those belonging to him, 
the bestower of long life.” &c. 
Purndhuti-homa. —After this follows the 'purndlmti-homa in which 
Bharadvaja is the Rishi and the deity is Mahavaisvanara. The offering 
is prefaced by the nsnal dedication of time, place, person and object, 
followed by the hymn in four verses beginning :—‘ Om murddhdnam 
divo,’ &c., and ending with ‘ Om piirnd,’ &c., whence the name. 
Agni-pujd. —The Agni-pujd comes next in which Agni is addressed 
on behalf of the boy :—‘ Om Agni thou that protectest the body, protect 
my body ; Om Agni that grantest long life, grant me long life ; Om Agni 
that bestowest energy, bestow on me energy ; complete whatever is de¬ 
ficient in my oblation; Om holy Savita, accept my sacrifice, holy Saras- 
vati accept my sacrifice ; ye twin Asvins, crowned with lotuses accept my 
sacrifice.’ Then warming his hands in the flame of the altar he applies 
them in succession to the various parts of his body saying :—“ May each 
member of my body increase in condition.” Similarly the mouth, nos¬ 
trils, eyes, ears and arms are separately addressed to the same intent. 
Trydyusha. —After this the rite called trydyusha for acquiring the 
three-fold vital power is celebrated. It consists in the application of the 
tilaJca or frontal mark to the head and throat of both the boy for whom 
the ceremony is performed and his father. The material for the tilaJca is 
taken from the ashes of the homa and then mixed with clarified butter 
and applied by the celebrant. This is followed by the distribution of 
gifts which are divided amongst all the BrMimans, present. But in 
addition to the ordinary presents suitable to the occasion, the wealthy 
and devout are instructed that the following are specially acceptable to 
each of the nine planets :—to the sun, a brown cow ; to the moon, a 
conch ; to Bhauma, a red bullock ; to Budha, gold ; to Vrihaspati, yellow 
clothes and gold ; to S'ukra, a white horse ; to S ani, a black cow ; to 
Bahu, a sword, and to Ketu, a goat. These subsequently become the 
property of the officiating priests, but it is allowed to commute these 
gifts in detail for a sum of money which is made over to the priests with 
the usual dedication of place, time, person and object, and that the 
money is in lieu of the gifts due to each of the nine planets. All then 
march around the altar singing :—“ Om, go, go, best of gods, omnipotent, 
in thy own home, where Brahma and the other gods are, there go thou 
Hutasana.” The planets are then worshipped and afterwards the cele¬ 
brant and his assistants asperses the assembly with water taken from the 
kalasa whilst chaunting a hymn.* This is followed by a mantraf in 
* This is called a Yaidik hymn and commences :—‘ Oin sarvve samudrdh saritas 
tirthdni jaladdnadah,’ &c. : it contains thirty-four verses. 
I Galled a Pauranika-mantra. 
