Hi Greg The term Vratabandha is often used for the threading ceremony. Regards Jayant At 03:54 PM 1/02/2005 +1100, you wrote: >Dear List, > >I am finally tying up the ends of my translation of the Ga.nezapuraa.na. > >A few terms are still puzzling. Any help would be much appreciated. > >1. vratabandha > >2. netradvaara > >3. mantrasparza > > >Thanks, > >Greg Bailey