One should prepare a large plate with uncooked rice, dahl, ghee, salt, uncut fruits and vegetables, betal nuts, sweets and cloth.

The yajamä na should put his right hand turned upwards on the plate and with his left hand take some water from the ä camana cup and sprinkle the items after reciting each of the following mantras:

oà etasmai sopakarë a ä mä nna bhojä ya namaù (sprinkle with water)

oà idam adhipate - ç ré viñ ë ave namaù (sprinkle with water)

oà etat saà pradä nä ya - sä ttvata brä hmaë ä ya namaù (sprinkle with water)

@translation

Then taking water again in the left hand he should chant:

oà viñ ë ur

oà tat sat

Adya

_______mä se (lunar month)

_______pakñ e (lunar fortnight)

_______tithau (lunar day)

ç ré kå ñ ë a pré ti kä ma

(name of yajamä nas” gotra) gotrasya

ç ré (name of yajamä na)

ç ubhe (name of function) karmä bhuyadayä rthaà

(name of forefathers’ gotra) goträ nä m nandé -mukhä nä m pitå nä m

parama-pritä ye idam ç opakarë a ä mä nna bhojyamä rcitam ç ré viñ ë u daivataà yathä

nä ma gotrasya ç ré (name of forefather) sä ttvika brä hmaë ä yä ham dadä ni

@translation

Dakñ ië ä (in the form of money) should be offered to the Vaiñ ë ava brä hmaë a on a plate. Before offering, the yajamä na should offer gandha-puñ pa to the dakñ ië ä saying:

oà ete ganda-puñ pe - etasmai kaï cana mü lyä ya namaù

oà etat adhipataye - oà bhagavate ç ré viñ ë ave namaù

@translation

He should chant the following saì kalpa:

oà viñ ë ur

oà tat sat

Adya

_______mä se (lunar month)

_______pakñ e (lunar fortnight)

_______tithau (lunar day)

ç ré kå ñ ë a pré ti kä ma

(name of yajamä nas’ gotra) gotrasya

ç ré (name of yajamä na)

ç ubhe (name of function) karmä bhuyadayä rthaà

sopakarë a ä mä nna bhojya-dä n karmanaù sä ì gatä rtham dakñ ië ä midam

kaï cana mü lyam ç ré viñ ë u daivatam yathä nä ma goträ ya sä ttvata brä hmaë ä yä ham

dadä ni

@translation

He should now offer the dakñ ië ä to the Vaiñ ë ava brä hmaë a.