Manusmriti

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तत्र यद् ब्रह्मजन्मास्य मौञ्जीबन्धनचिह्नितम् । तत्रास्य माता सावित्री पिता त्वाचार्य उच्यते ॥ १७० ॥

sanskrit

Among those (three) the birth which is symbolised by the investiture with the girdle of Munga grass, is his birth for the sake of the Veda; they declare that in that (birth) the Sivitri (verse) is his mother and the teacher his father.

english translation

tatra yad brahmajanmAsya mauJjIbandhanacihnitam | tatrAsya mAtA sAvitrI pitA tvAcArya ucyate || 170 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript