He should appoint as reciter one who is pure (of body), who is endued with good and pious conduct, who should be robed in white, who should have a complete mastery over his passions, who is cleansed of all offences, who is conversant with every branch of learning, who is endued with faith, who is free from malice who is possessed of handsome features, who is blessed, self-controlled, truthful and with passions under control, and who is beloved of all for the gifts he makes and the honours of which he is the possessor,
शुचिः शीलान्विताचारः शुक्लवासा जितेन्द्रियः। संस्कृतः सर्वशास्त्रज्ञः श्रद्दधानोऽनसूयकः॥ रूपवान् सुभगो दान्तः सत्यवादी जितेन्द्रियः। दानमानगृहीतश्च कार्यो भवति वाचकः॥