Varaha Purana 128.55: Adhyaya 128, Shloka 55
Rites for the comb, collyrium, and mirror; initiations for the four social orders; and the Gaṇāntikā vow/insignia
तत एतेन मन्त्रेण गुरुर्गृह्य गणान्तिकम् ॥ शिष्याय दत्त्वा स्निग्धाय इमं मन्त्रमुदीरयेत्
tata etena mantreṇa gururgṛhya gaṇāntikam || śiṣyāya dattvā snigdhāya imaṃ mantramudīrayet
फिर गुरु इस मंत्र के साथ गणान्तिका को उठाते हैं। अपने प्यारे शिष्य को वो दे देते हैं। उसके बाद यह मंत्र बोलना चाहिए।
Varāha
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