1. “śirōdratamidaṃ nāma śirasyādharvaṇa śrutēḥ | yaduktaṃ taddhinaivānyat tattu puṇēna labhyatē” adharvaṇa śrutēḥ śirasi prōktatvāt śirōvrataṃ ētasya nāma kva cicṣirō vratamiti, kvacit pāśupata vratamiti, kva citśiva pratamiti śākhā bhēdēna saṃjñā bhēdē api ēkamēva vratamidaṃ sarva śākhānu ityarthaḥ agniṃti bhasma, jalamiti bhasma, sthalamiti bhasma, vāyuriti bhasma, vyōmēto bhasma sarvaṃ hi vā idaṃ bhasmēti ṣaḍbhiḥ adharvaṇaprōktaiḥ maṃtraiḥ bhasma nā sarvāṃgō dhūlanaṃ kuryāt idaṃ śirōvrataṃ.

(adharvanavēda śirassulō ceppabaḍina vratamu - adi puṇyamu cētanē labhiṃcunu. adharvaṇavēda śirassulō ceppabaḍiyuṃḍuṭacēta śirōvratamani dāni pēru. vēdamulōni śākhā bhēdamu cētanē, saṃjñā bhēdamu cētanu okē vratamainanu okacōṭa śirō vratamani, oka cōṭa pāśupata vratamani, iṃkoka cōṭa śiva vratamani śākhalanniṃṭilōnu kaladu. agni bhasmamani, jalamu bhasmamani, bhūmi bhasmamani, vāyuvu bhasmamani, ākāśamu bhasmamani adharvaṇavēdamaṃtramulatō, śarīrāṃgamulanniṃṭini pūsukonuṭa. idiyē śirō vratamu.)

2. śirasi agnidhāraṇa lakṣaṇaṃ - yathā adharvaṇānāṃ vēdavrataṃ prasiddhaṃ -

(śirassunaṃdu agnini dhariṃcu lakṣaṇamugala oka vratamu. adharvaṇulaku vēdamulō ceppabaḍi prasiddhamaina vratamu)