करिहस्तं कटिच्छिन्नं कुर्याद्वैशाखरेचिते । आद्यं तु जनितं कृत्वा पादमेकं प्रसारयेत् ॥२२१॥
In the month of Vaiśākha, one should perform the waist cut at the elephant’s trunk. Having made the initial position (Janita), one should extend one foot.
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