आचार्यमग्रत: कृत्वा वाग्यत: सह बन्धुभि: । दद्यात्पत्न्यै चरो: शेषं सुप्रजास्त्वं सुसौभगम् ॥ २४ ॥
acaryam agratah krtva vag-yatah saha bandhubhih dadyat patnyai caroh sesam suprajastvam susaubhagam
- acaryam
- the acarya
- agratah
- first of all
- krtva
- receiving properly
- vak-yatah
- controlling speech
- saha
- with
- bandhubhih
- friends and relatives
- dadyat
- he should give
- patnyai
- to the wife
- caroh
- of the oblation of sweet rice
- sesam
- the remnant
- su-prajastvam
- which insures good progeny
- su-saubhagam
- which insures good fortune.
Before taking his meal, the husband must first seat the acarya comfortably, and, along with his relatives and friends, should control his speech and offer prasada to the guru. Then the wife should eat the remnants of the oblation of sweet rice cooked with ghee. Eating the remnants insures a learned, devoted son and all good fortune.