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Kausitaki Upanisad
Chapter Two
15. Now the Father-and-Son Ceremony folk call it the handing-on.
When strewn the house with fresh grass, built a fire and placed nearby a water-pot with a dish, and covered himself with a new garment, the father lies there. the son comes and lies down over him.
The father should hand on to him, either by touching faculties with faculties, or with the son sitting facing him.
Then he hands on to him.
The father says, I must place my speech in you.
The son says, I place your speech in me.
The father says, I must place my breath in you.
The son says, I place your breath in me.
The father says, I must place my eye in you.
The son says, I place your eye in me.
The father says, I must place my ear in you.
The son says, I place your ear in me.
The father says, I must place my tastes of food in you.
The son says, I place your tastes of food in me.
The father says, I must place my action in you.
The son says, I place your action in me.
The father says, I must place my joy and sorrow in you.
The son says, I place your joy and sorrow in me.
The father says, I must place my delight, pleasure and procreation in you.
The son says, I place your delight, pleasure and procreation in me.
The father says, I must place my movement in you.
The son says, I place your movement in me.
The father says, I must place my mind in you.
The son says, I place your my mind in me.
The father says, I must your awareness in me.
The son says, I place your awareness in me.
But if he is not able to say much, the father should say in brief, I must place say, I place your breaths in me.
Then the son gets up and goes out, turning to the right. The father calls after him: My glory, may the radiance of Brahman, may fame favour you!
The other looks back over his left shoulder, hiding his face with his hand or covering it with the end of his garment, and says: Win heavenly world and desires!
If he gets well, the father should either live under his sons authority or go forth. If he passes away, they should provide him with those funeral rites with which he ought to be provided with which he ought to be provided.
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