The father should pour the water over their bound hands.

The groom should say:

oà svasti

oà nä rä yaë ä ya vidmahe

vä sudevä ya dhé mahi

tanno viñ ë uù pracodayä t(e)

oà trailokya-mohanä ya vidmahe

kä madevä ya dhé mahi

tanno viñ ë uù pracodayä t(e)

Then he should meditate upon Ç ré Ç ré Rä dhä -Kå ñ ë a chanting:

hare kå ñ ë a hare kå ñ ë a kå ñ ë a kå ñ ë a hare hare

hare rä ma hare rä ma rä ma rä ma hare hare

oà kanyeyaà oà prajä pati viñ ë u devatä kä

“This bride belongs to Prajä pati Viñ ë u.”

Touching the bride’s heart he should recite the Kä ma Stuti:

oà ka idaà kasmä ä dat

kä maù kä mä yä dä t

kä mo dä tä kä maù pratigrahé tä

kä maù samudram ä viç at

kä mena tvä pratigå hnä mi

kä maitat te

“Who has given this heart and to whom? Love has given unto love. Love is the giver, love is the receiver. Love has entered the ocean of love. I receive you through love. Oh love, this heart is yours.”

The father should say:

oà viñ ë uù

oà tat sat

adya ç ré mate.....ç armaë e varä ya (name of groom)

kå taitat kanyä sampradä na supratiñ ö hä rthaà

dakñ ië ä à suvarë a mü lyopakalpitä à

ç ré ç ré rä dhä kå ñ ë a smaraë a pü rvakaà

ç ré.... dvä rä (name of father)

ç ré ç ré rä dhä kå ñ ë au dattam

“May Rä dhä and Kå ñ ë a, on this day of.... to firmly establish this act of bestowal, present a suitable dowry of valuable items in remembrance of Rä dhä and Kå ñ ë a, to.....(groom) through the agency of....(father).”

The groom should say:

oà svasti

Then he should recite the Kä ma Stuti:

oà ka idaà kasmä ä dat

kä maù kä mä yä dä t

kä mo dä tä kä maù pratigrahé tä

kä maù samudram ä viç at

kä mena tvä pratigå hnä mi

kä maitat te

oà nä rä yaë ä ya vidmahe

vä sudevä ya dhé mahi

tanno viñ ë uù pracodayä t

oà trailokya-mohanä ya vidmahe

kä madevä ya dhé mahi

tanno viñ ë uù pracodayä t(e)

Then he should meditate upon Ç ré Ç ré Rä dhä -Kå ñ ë a chanting:

hare kå ñ ë a hare kå ñ ë a kå ñ ë a kå ñ ë a hare hare

hare rä ma hare rä ma rä ma rä ma hare hare

He should then meditate upon his favourite Deitys’ name such as Nä rä yaë a,

Viñ ë u, Rä ma, Nå sià ha, Hari, Vä mana etc

At this time, the father can give a dowery and gifts to the Deity and the Vaiñ ë avas.

The father or a married woman with sons will then tie the upper cloth of the groom and the veil of the bride with a cloth containing haritaki, betel, gandha, flowers, tulasé, kum-kum, and tumeric.

The following ç loka should be recited:

ç ré lakñ mé -pé tä mbarayoù revaté -balarä mayoù

tathä sé tä -rä mayoç ca ç ré dü rgä -ç ivayor yathä

devahü ti-kardamayoù ç acé -maghavator yathä

ç atarü pä -svayambhuvayoù -renukä -jä madagnyoù

yathä ‘halyä -gautamayor devaké -vasudevayoù

mandodaré -rä vaë ayor yaç odä -nandayor yathä

ç ré draupadé -pä ë ò avayoù ç ré tä rä vä li-bhubhujoù

damayanté -nalakayoù ç ré -rä dhä -kå ñ ë ayor yathä

anayoù kanyä varayos tathä syä d granthi bandhanaà

@TRANSLATION

The father may undo the kuç a knot on their hands and seat the bride to the right hand side of the groom.

· Go Mokñ a (releasing the cow):