Manual for the Sacrifice to the Nine Planets and the Propitiation of Ganesha

...for the physical body and for liberation; here, for the sake of truth, for the silent one, for Saturn, for Rahu, original: Ra for the Sun, original: Ve, likely for Vivasvan or Ravi for Ketu, and for the others. Having taken what is pleasing mi upon the completion of the ritual, the Offering to All Deities original: Vaishvadeva; a daily fire sacrifice offered to all gods [is performed]. If not completed, no, ne, va He offers the oblation. As is done in the rituals of one hundred thousand offerings original: Laksha-homa and ten million offerings original: Koti-homa.

The Combined Procedure for the Pacification of Ganesha and the Planets
original: Vinayaka-shanti Graha-shanti karmano-tantraikate prayogah; this indicates that the two normally separate rituals are being performed as a single unified system, or "tantra."

In this ritual for the pacification of Ganesha original: Vinayaka-shanti, [the patron says:] "To the Teacher, the embodiment of the Vedas, this guest-offering," and so on. By this same procedure, [he speaks] to those who recite the blessings, the priest ya.

During the appointment, [he says:] "Today," and so on, for the sake of removing the afflictions caused by Ganesha, for the sake of pacifying the defects born of the planets, for the purpose of the aforementioned Pacification of the Nine Planets, for the averting of all calamities, for the fulfillment of all desires, and for the completion [of the rite] without obstacles—"I shall perform the appointment of the priests." [To the priest] of such-and-such lineage 16 and so on.

"Desiring all prosperity, in this Pacification of Ganesha, I provide a pair of garments, gold, and sacrificial fees original: dakshina; the honorarium given to priests through worship of the deities established in the previously mentioned cooked offering. There, may you be my Teacher..."

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...Having uttered the procedure of the speech. Since the ritual is a single system, the appointment of all occurs together. Having performed the entire procedure including lineage and so on, [the patron says:] "There, you be my priest." Thus, by repeating the procedure, having completed the appointment and worship of all, and having sipped water for purification:

Upon the success of these two unions "You have been honored by me. This ritual should be performed with favor and according to the prescribed rules."

Then, the Teacher should perform the sacrificial actions original: Yajush-kriya; specific manual acts accompanied by prose mantras from the Yajur Veda in sequence upon the sacred circles and altars. For the Lord of the Hearth original: Sthalesha and the Goddess Mother original: Ambika, having washed the images this and that, he should place them upon the pedestal.

The Installation of the Sacred Pitcher

original: Kalasha-sthapana; the ritual where a water pot is consecrated as a temporary home for deities

With the mantra "The Great Heaven and Earth," original: Mahi Dyauh; Rig Veda 1.22.13 the installation of the pitcher upon the sand-heap. With "May you be our heaven," the filling of the pitcher with water. With "The herbs that are," the throwing in of all Sacred Herbs. original: Sarvaushadhi; a traditional mixture of ten medicinal herbs With "Life-giving and vigorous," the placement of gold. With "Young and well-clothed," the offering of the cloth. With "In the Ashvattha tree," the placement of the Five Leaves. original: Pancha-pallava; leaves from five sacred trees used to draw divine energy into the water With "This is your vessel, my wealth," the placement of the vessel filled with grain. With "Those that are fruitful," the placement of the coconut. Thus...