1. The boy says, 'I am come to be a student' (II, 3, 26). 2. The other (i.e. the teacher) has to ask; the boy has to answer (II, 3, 27-30). 3. The other murmurs the rest (of the Anuvāka), 4. And causes the boy to repeat (the Mantra) which contains wishes for himself (II, 3, 32). 5. (The rites) down to the Ājyabhāgas have been prescribed. 6. Having then caused him to sacrifice the oblations (indicated in the) next (Mantras; M. II, 4, 1-11), he enters upon (the performance) of the Jaya and following oblations. 7. Having performed (the rites) down to the sprinkling (of water) round (the fire), he puts down, to the west of the fire, a bunch of northward-pointed grass; on that (the teacher) who performs the initiation, sits down with the next Yajus (M. II, 4, 12). 8. The boy, sitting to the east (of him), facing the west, seizes with his right hand (the teacher's) right foot and says, 'Recite the Sāvitrī, Sir!' 9. He recites (the Sāvitrī) to him, 'That (glorious splendour) of Savitṛ' (Taitt. Saṃh. I, 5, 6, 4; M. 4, 13); 10. Pāda by Pāda, hemistich by hemistich, and the whole (verse). 11. (When repeating the Sāvitrī Pāda by Pāda, he pronounces) the Vyāhṛtis singly at the beginning or at the end of the Pādas; 12. In the same way (the first and the second Vyāhṛti at the beginning or at the end) of the hemistichs; the last (Vyāhṛti, when he repeats) the whole verse. 13. With the next Mantra (M. II, 4, 14) the boy touches his upper lip; 14. With the next (II, 4, 15) both his ears; 15. With the next (II, 5, 1) he takes up the staff. 16. The staff of a Brāhmaṇa is made of Palāśa wood, that of a Rājanya of a branch of the Nyagrodha tree, so that the downward-turned end (of the branch) forms the tip (of the staff), that of a Vaiśya of Bādara or Udumbara wood.