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इत्येतैश्चान्यैश्चाप्यथर्वकल्प आहितैः सरुद्रगणैः । कौष्माण्डमहारौहिणकुबेरहृद्यैः समृद्ध्या च ॥ ४८-७१ ॥

There shall then be recited the Rudragaṇa mantras, the Kauṣmāṇḍa mantras, the Mahārauhiṇa mantras and mantras sacred to Kubera, all referred to in Atharva Veda.

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आपोहिष्ठातिसृभिर्हिरण्यवर्णाइति चतसृभिर्जप्तम् । कार्पासिकवस्त्रयुगं बिभृयात्स्नातो नराधिपतिः ॥ ४८-७२ ॥

Also the three mantras beginning with Āpohiṣṭha and the four mantras beginning with Hiraṇyavarṇa, shall be recited. After the bath, the king shall wear a couple of cotton clothes.

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siva.sh/brihat-samhita/48/73

पुण्याहशङ्खशब्दैराचान्तो अभ्यर्च्य देवगुरुविप्रान् । छत्रध्वजऽयुधानि च ततः स्वपूजां प्रयुञ्जीत ॥ ४८-७३ ॥

The king shall then perform the Ācamanīya ceremony and pūjā to Deva, to his preceptor and to the Brāhmaṇas, and he shall pay due honours to his umbrella, to his banner and weapons-sweet music playing all the while.

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आयुष्यं वर्चस्यं रायस्पोषाभिरृग्भिरेताभिः । परिजप्तं वैजयिकं नवं विदध्यादलङ्कारम् ॥ ४८-७४ ॥

“Āvuṣyam Varcasyam”, “Rāyaspoṣa” and other Ṛks shall then be recited, and the long shall then dress himself in military attire.

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siva.sh/brihat-samhita/48/75

गत्वा द्वितीयवेदीं समुपविशेच्चर्मणां उपरि राजा । देयानि चएव चर्माण्युपर्युपर्येवं एतानि ॥ ४८-७५ ॥

The king shall then proceed to the second Vedī and take his seat on skins which shall be laid one over the other as follows.

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Chapter 48

Verses 76-80