The Rite of Mantra Initiation

Verse 1 (devibhagavatam.12.7.1)

नारद उवाच । श्रुतं सहस्रनामाख्यं श्रीगायत्र्याः फलप्रदम् । स्तोत्रं महोन्नतिकरं महाभाग्यकरं परम्

nārada uvāca śrutaṁ sahasranāmākhyaṁ śrīgāyatryāḥ phalapradam stotraṁ mahonnatikaraṁ mahābhāgyakaraṁ param

Narada said: I have heard the hymn called the Thousand Names of Shri Gayatri, which bestows its fruit, brings about great elevation, and confers supreme good fortune.

Verse 2 (devibhagavatam.12.7.2)

अधुना श्रोतुमिच्छामि दीक्षालक्षणमुत्तमम् । विना येन न सिध्येत देवीमन्त्रेऽधिकारिता

adhunā śrotumicchāmi dīkṣālakṣaṇamuttamam vinā yena na sidhyeta devīmantre'dhikāritā

Now I wish to hear of the excellent nature of initiation, without which one cannot gain the right to use the Devi's mantra.

Verse 3 (devibhagavatam.12.7.3)

ब्राह्मणानां क्षत्रियाणां विशां स्त्रीणां तथैव च । सामान्यविधिना सर्वं विस्तरेण वद प्रभो

brāhmaṇānāṁ kṣatriyāṇāṁ viśāṁ strīṇāṁ tathaiva ca sāmānyavidhinā sarvaṁ vistareṇa vada prabho

O Lord, tell me all of this in detail, according to the general rule, for Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and women alike.

Verse 4 (devibhagavatam.12.7.4)

श्रीनारायण उवाच । शृणु दीक्षां प्रवक्ष्यामि शिष्याणां भावितात्मनाम् । देवाग्निगुरुपूजादावधिकारो यया भवेत्

śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca śṛṇu dīkṣāṁ pravakṣyāmi śiṣyāṇāṁ bhāvitātmanām devāgnigurupūjādāvadhikāro yayā bhavet

Shri Narayana said: Listen, I shall declare the initiation of disciples of purified mind, by which one gains the right to worship the gods, the sacred fire, and the guru.

Verse 5 (devibhagavatam.12.7.5)

दिव्यं ज्ञानं हि या दद्यात्कुर्यात्पापक्षयं तु या । सैव दीक्षेति सम्प्रोक्ता वेदतन्त्रविशारदैः

divyaṁ jñānaṁ hi yā dadyātkuryātpāpakṣayaṁ tu yā saiva dīkṣeti samproktā vedatantraviśāradaiḥ

That which grants divine knowledge and brings about the destruction of sin — that alone is declared to be diksha by those skilled in the Veda and the Tantras.

Verse 6 (devibhagavatam.12.7.6)

अवश्यं सा तु कर्तव्या यतो बहुफला मता । गुरुशिष्यावुभावत्राप्यतिशुद्धावपेक्षितौ

avaśyaṁ sā tu kartavyā yato bahuphalā matā guruśiṣyāvubhāvatrāpyatiśuddhāvapekṣitau

It must certainly be performed, since it is held to bear great fruit; both the guru and the disciple are required to be utterly pure in this rite.

Verse 7 (devibhagavatam.12.7.7)

गुरुस्तु विधिवत्प्रातः कृत्यं सर्वं विधाय च । स्नानसन्ध्यादिकं सर्वं यथाविधि विधाय च

gurustu vidhivatprātaḥ kṛtyaṁ sarvaṁ vidhāya ca snānasandhyādikaṁ sarvaṁ yathāvidhi vidhāya ca

The guru, having duly performed all the morning rites, and having duly performed his bath, sandhya-worship, and all such observances,

Verse 8 (devibhagavatam.12.7.8)

कमण्डलुकरो मौनी गृहं यायात्सरित्तटात् । यागमण्डपमासाद्य विशेत्तत्रासने वरे

kamaṇḍalukaro maunī gṛhaṁ yāyātsarittaṭāt yāgamaṇḍapamāsādya viśettatrāsane vare

holding the water-pot in hand, silent, should return from the riverbank to his house, and, having reached the sacrificial pavilion, should take his seat there.

Verse 9 (devibhagavatam.12.7.9)

आचम्य प्राणानायम्य गन्धपुष्पविमिश्रितम् । सप्तवारास्त्रमन्त्रेण जप्तं वारि सुसाधयेत्

ācamya prāṇānāyamya gandhapuṣpavimiśritam saptavārāstramantreṇa japtaṁ vāri susādhayet

Having sipped water and controlled his breath, he should thoroughly prepare water mixed with sandal and flowers, having recited the astra-mantra over it seven times.

Verse 10 (devibhagavatam.12.7.10)

वारिणा तेन मतिमानस्त्रमन्त्रं समुच्चरन् । प्रोक्षयेद्द्वारमखिलं ततः पूजां समाचरेत्

vāriṇā tena matimānastramantraṁ samuccaran prokṣayeddvāramakhilaṁ tataḥ pūjāṁ samācaret

With that water, the wise one, uttering the astra-mantra, should sprinkle the entire doorway, and then perform the preliminary worship.

Verse 11 (devibhagavatam.12.7.11)

ऊर्ध्वोदुम्बरके देवं गणनाथं तथा श्रियम् । सरस्वतीं नाममन्त्रैः पूजयेद्गन्धपुष्पकैः

ūrdhvodumbarake devaṁ gaṇanāthaṁ tathā śriyam sarasvatīṁ nāmamantraiḥ pūjayedgandhapuṣpakaiḥ

On the upper lintel of the door he should worship, with the mantras of their names and with sandal and flowers, Ganesha, Lakshmi, and Sarasvati.

Verse 12 (devibhagavatam.12.7.12)

द्वारदक्षिणशाखायां गङ्गां विघ्नेशमर्चयेत् । द्वारस्य वामशाखायां क्षेत्रपालं च सूर्यजाम्

dvāradakṣiṇaśākhāyāṁ gaṅgāṁ vighneśamarcayet dvārasya vāmaśākhāyāṁ kṣetrapālaṁ ca sūryajām

On the right doorpost he should worship Ganga and Vighnesha; on the left doorpost, Kshetrapala and Yamuna, daughter of the Sun.

Verse 13 (devibhagavatam.12.7.13)

देहल्यां पूजयेदस्त्रदेवतामस्त्रमन्त्रतः । सर्वं देवीमयं दृश्यमिति सञ्चिन्त्य सर्वतः

dehalyāṁ pūjayedastradevatāmastramantrataḥ sarvaṁ devīmayaṁ dṛśyamiti sañcintya sarvataḥ

On the threshold he should worship the deity of the weapon-mantra, contemplating that the whole visible world is nothing but the Devi, on every side.

Verse 14 (devibhagavatam.12.7.14)

दिव्यानुत्सारयेद्विघ्नानस्त्रमन्त्रजपेन तु । अन्तरिक्षगतान्विघ्नान्पादघातैस्तु भूमिगान् ॥ १४ वामशाखां स्मृशन्पश्चात्प्रविशेद्दक्षिणाङ्घ्रिणा । प्रविश्य कुम्भं संस्थाप्य सामान्यार्घ्यं विधाय च

divyānutsārayedvighnānastramantrajapena tu antarikṣagatānvighnānpādaghātaistu bhūmigān 14 vāmaśākhāṁ smṛśanpaścātpraviśeddakṣiṇāṅghriṇā praviśya kumbhaṁ saṁsthāpya sāmānyārghyaṁ vidhāya ca

He should drive away the divine obstacles by the astra-mantra — those in the sky by the mantra, and those on the ground by stamping his foot; then, touching the left doorpost, he should enter with his right foot first. Having entered, he should set up the vessel and prepare the general arghya.

Verse 15 (devibhagavatam.12.7.15)

तेन चार्घ्यजलेनापि नैरृत्यां दिशि पूजयेत् । वास्तुनाथं पद्मयोनिं गन्धपुष्पाक्षतादिभिः

tena cārghyajalenāpi nairṛtyāṁ diśi pūjayet vāstunāthaṁ padmayoniṁ gandhapuṣpākṣatādibhiḥ

With that arghya-water he should also worship, in the south-western direction, Vastu-natha and the Lotus-born Brahma, with sandal, flowers, and unbroken rice.

Verse 16 (devibhagavatam.12.7.16)

ततः कुर्यात्पञ्चगव्यं तेन चार्घ्योदकेन च । तोरणस्तम्भपर्यन्तं प्रोक्षयेन्मण्डपं गुरुः

tataḥ kuryātpañcagavyaṁ tena cārghyodakena ca toraṇastambhaparyantaṁ prokṣayenmaṇḍapaṁ guruḥ

Then he should prepare the five products of the cow, and with that and the arghya-water, the guru should sprinkle the whole pavilion, up to its entrance-pillars.

Verse 17 (devibhagavatam.12.7.17)

सर्वं देवीमयं चेदं भावयेन्मनसा किल । मूलमन्त्रं जपन्भक्त्या प्रोक्षणं स्याच्छरणुना

sarvaṁ devīmayaṁ cedaṁ bhāvayenmanasā kila mūlamantraṁ japanbhaktyā prokṣaṇaṁ syāccharaṇunā

He should contemplate in his mind that all of this is nothing but the Devi; reciting the root mantra with devotion, the sprinkling should be done with the arrow-mantra.

Verse 18 (devibhagavatam.12.7.18)

शरमन्त्रं समुच्चार्य ताडयेन्मण्डपक्षमाम् । हुम्मन्त्रं तु समुच्चार्य कुर्यादभ्युक्षणं ततः

śaramantraṁ samuccārya tāḍayenmaṇḍapakṣamām hummantraṁ tu samuccārya kuryādabhyukṣaṇaṁ tataḥ

Uttering the arrow-mantra, he should strike the ground of the pavilion; then, uttering the 'hum' mantra, he should perform the sprinkling.

Verse 19 (devibhagavatam.12.7.19)

धूपयेदन्तरं धूपैर्विकिरान् विकिरेत्ततः । मार्जयेत्तांस्तु मार्जन्या कुशनिर्मितया पुनः

dhūpayedantaraṁ dhūpairvikirān vikirettataḥ mārjayettāṁstu mārjanyā kuśanirmitayā punaḥ

He should fumigate the interior with incense, and then scatter the offerings about; he should then sweep them with a broom made of kusha grass.

Verse 20 (devibhagavatam.12.7.20)

ईशानदिशि तत्पुञ्जं कृत्वा संस्थापयेन्मुने । पुण्याहवाचनं कृत्वा दीनानाथांश्च तोषयेत्

īśānadiśi tatpuñjaṁ kṛtvā saṁsthāpayenmune puṇyāhavācanaṁ kṛtvā dīnānāthāṁśca toṣayet

O sage, having gathered that swept material into a heap in the north-east, he should let it settle; having performed the auspicious-day proclamation, he should gladden the poor and helpless.

Verse 21 (devibhagavatam.12.7.21)

विशेन्मृद्वासने पश्चान्नमस्कृत्य गुरुं निजम् । प्राङ्मुखो विधिवद्ध्यात्वा देयमन्त्रस्य देवताम्

viśenmṛdvāsane paścānnamaskṛtya guruṁ nijam prāṅmukho vidhivaddhyātvā deyamantrasya devatām

Then, having bowed to his own guru, he should sit upon a soft seat, facing east, and duly meditate upon the deity of the mantra that is to be given.

Verse 22 (devibhagavatam.12.7.22)

भूतशुद्ध्यादिकं कृत्वा पूर्वोक्तेनैव वर्त्मना । ऋष्यादिन्यासकं कुर्याद्देयमन्त्रस्य वै मुने

bhūtaśuddhyādikaṁ kṛtvā pūrvoktenaiva vartmanā ṛṣyādinyāsakaṁ kuryāddeyamantrasya vai mune

Having performed the purification of the elements by the method already described, O sage, he should perform the nyasa of the sage and the rest, for the mantra to be given.

Verse 23 (devibhagavatam.12.7.23)

न्यसेन्मुनिं तु शिरसि मुखे छन्दः समीरितम् । देवतां हृदयाम्भोजे गुह्ये बीजं तु पादयोः

nyasenmuniṁ tu śirasi mukhe chandaḥ samīritam devatāṁ hṛdayāmbhoje guhye bījaṁ tu pādayoḥ

He should place the sage upon the head, the meter upon the mouth, the deity upon the lotus of the heart, and the seed-syllable upon the secret place and the feet —

Verse 24 (devibhagavatam.12.7.24)

शक्तिं विन्यस्य पश्चात्तु तालत्रयरवात्ततः । दिग्बन्धं कारयेत्पश्चाच्छोटिकाभिस्त्रिभिर्नरः

śaktiṁ vinyasya paścāttu tālatrayaravāttataḥ digbandhaṁ kārayetpaścācchoṭikābhistribhirnaraḥ

having placed the shakti, and then, by three claps, the practitioner should perform the binding of the directions with three snaps of the fingers.

Verse 25 (devibhagavatam.12.7.25)

प्राणायामं ततः कृत्वा मूलमन्त्रमनुस्मरन् । मातृकां विन्यसेद्देहे तत्प्रकारस्तथोच्यते

prāṇāyāmaṁ tataḥ kṛtvā mūlamantramanusmaran mātṛkāṁ vinyaseddehe tatprakārastathocyate

Then, having performed pranayama and calling to mind the root mantra, he should place the letters of the alphabet upon the body; the manner of this is now described.

Verse 26 (devibhagavatam.12.7.26)

ॐ अं नम इति प्रोच्य न्यसेच्छिरसि मन्त्रवित् । एवमेव तु सर्वेषु न्यसेक्त्यानेषु वै मुने

oṁ aṁ nama iti procya nyasecchirasi mantravit evameva tu sarveṣu nyasektyāneṣu vai mune

O sage, uttering 'Om am namah', the knower of mantra should place it on the head; in just this way, in all the places of nyasa.

Verse 27 (devibhagavatam.12.7.27)

मूलमन्त्रं षडङ्गं च न्यसेदङ्गेषु सत्तमः । अङ्गुष्ठादिष्वङ्गुलीषु हृदयादिषु च क्रमात्

mūlamantraṁ ṣaḍaṅgaṁ ca nyasedaṅgeṣu sattamaḥ aṅguṣṭhādiṣvaṅgulīṣu hṛdayādiṣu ca kramāt

The best of practitioners should place the root mantra with its six limbs upon the limbs — upon the fingers beginning with the thumb, and upon the heart and the rest, in order.

Verse 28 (devibhagavatam.12.7.28)

नमः स्वाहावषड्युक्तैर्हुंवौषट्फट्पदान्वितैः । प्रणवादियुतैर्मन्त्रैः षड्भिरेव षडङ्गकम्

namaḥ svāhāvaṣaḍyuktairhuṁvauṣaṭphaṭpadānvitaiḥ praṇavādiyutairmantraiḥ ṣaḍbhireva ṣaḍaṅgakam

With the six mantras joined to the words 'namah', 'svaha', 'vashat', 'hum', 'vaushat', and 'phat', each preceded by Om, the six limbs are formed.

Verse 29 (devibhagavatam.12.7.29)

वर्णन्यासादिकं पश्चान्मूलमन्त्रस्य योजयेत् । स्थानेषु तत्तत्कल्पोक्तेष्विति न्यासविधिः स्मृतः

varṇanyāsādikaṁ paścānmūlamantrasya yojayet sthāneṣu tattatkalpokteṣviti nyāsavidhiḥ smṛtaḥ

Thereafter he should apply the placement of the syllables of the root mantra upon their respective places as declared in the ritual manuals — thus is the rule of nyasa remembered.

Verse 30 (devibhagavatam.12.7.30)

ततो निजे शरीरेऽस्मिंश्चिन्तयेदासनं शुभम् । दक्षांसे च न्यसेद्धर्मं वामांसे ज्ञानमेव च

tato nije śarīre'smiṁścintayedāsanaṁ śubham dakṣāṁse ca nyaseddharmaṁ vāmāṁse jñānameva ca

Then, within his own body, he should contemplate an auspicious seat; he should place Dharma upon the right shoulder, and Knowledge upon the left.

Verse 31 (devibhagavatam.12.7.31)

वामोरौ चापि वैराग्यं दक्षोरावथ विन्यसेत् । ऐश्वर्यं मुखदेशे तु मुने ध्यायेदधर्मकम्

vāmorau cāpi vairāgyaṁ dakṣorāvatha vinyaset aiśvaryaṁ mukhadeśe tu mune dhyāyedadharmakam

Upon the left thigh he should place Dispassion, and upon the right thigh, Sovereignty; at the region of the mouth he should meditate upon Adharma.

Verse 32 (devibhagavatam.12.7.32)

वामपार्श्वे नाभिदेशे दक्षपार्श्वे तथा पुनः । नञादीश्चापि ज्ञानादीन्पूर्वोक्तानेव विन्यसेत्

vāmapārśve nābhideśe dakṣapārśve tathā punaḥ nañādīścāpi jñānādīnpūrvoktāneva vinyaset

On the left side, at the navel, and again on the right side, he should place their opposites — Ignorance and the rest, contrary to the previously named.

Verse 33 (devibhagavatam.12.7.33)

पादा धर्मादयः प्रोक्ताः पीठस्य मुनिसत्तम । अधर्माद्यास्तु गात्राणि स्मृतानि मुनिपुङ्गवैः

pādā dharmādayaḥ proktāḥ pīṭhasya munisattama adharmādyāstu gātrāṇi smṛtāni munipuṅgavaiḥ

O best of sages, Dharma and the rest are declared to be the feet of the mystic seat; and Adharma and the rest are remembered as its limbs.

Verse 34 (devibhagavatam.12.7.34)

मध्येऽनन्तं हृदि स्थाने न्यसेन्मृद्वासने स्थले । प्रपञ्चपद्मं विमलं तस्मिन्सूर्येन्दुपावकान्

madhye'nantaṁ hṛdi sthāne nyasenmṛdvāsane sthale prapañcapadmaṁ vimalaṁ tasminsūryendupāvakān

In the middle, at the place of the heart, he should place Ananta upon that soft seat; and upon the stainless lotus of manifestation, the Sun, Moon, and Fire —

Verse 35 (devibhagavatam.12.7.35)

न्यसेत्कलायुतान्मन्त्री सङ्क्षेपात्ता वदाम्यहम् । सूर्यस्य द्वादश कलास्ता इन्दोः षोडश स्मृताः

nyasetkalāyutānmantrī saṅkṣepāttā vadāmyaham sūryasya dvādaśa kalāstā indoḥ ṣoḍaśa smṛtāḥ

— the practitioner should place these together with their digit-portions; I shall tell these briefly: the sun has twelve digits, and the moon sixteen,

Verse 36 (devibhagavatam.12.7.36)

दश वह्नेः कलाः प्रोक्तास्ताभिर्युक्तांस्तु तान्स्मरेत् । सत्त्वं रजस्तमश्चैव न्यसेत्तेषामथोपरि

daśa vahneḥ kalāḥ proktāstābhiryuktāṁstu tānsmaret sattvaṁ rajastamaścaiva nyasetteṣāmathopari

and fire is declared to have ten digits; one should remember them as joined with these. Above them, he should place sattva, rajas, and tamas,

Verse 37 (devibhagavatam.12.7.37)

आत्मानमन्तरात्मानं परमात्मानमेव च । ज्ञानात्मानं न्यसेद्विद्वानित्थं पीठस्य कल्पना

ātmānamantarātmānaṁ paramātmānameva ca jñānātmānaṁ nyasedvidvānitthaṁ pīṭhasya kalpanā

and the wise one should place the Self, the Inner Self, the Supreme Self, and the Self of Knowledge; thus is the construction of the mystic seat.

Verse 38 (devibhagavatam.12.7.38)

अमुकासनाय नम इति मन्त्रेण साधकः । आसनं पूजयित्वा तु तस्मिन्ध्यायेत्पराम्बिकाम्

amukāsanāya nama iti mantreṇa sādhakaḥ āsanaṁ pūjayitvā tu tasmindhyāyetparāmbikām

With the mantra 'Salutation to such-and-such a seat', the practitioner, having worshipped the seat, should then meditate upon the Supreme Mother seated there.

Verse 39 (devibhagavatam.12.7.39)

कल्पोक्तविधिना मन्त्री देयमन्त्रस्य देवताम् । मानसैरुपचारैश्च पूजयेत्तां यथाविधि

kalpoktavidhinā mantrī deyamantrasya devatām mānasairupacāraiśca pūjayettāṁ yathāvidhi

According to the procedure declared in the manuals, the practitioner should duly worship the deity of the mantra with the mental offerings.

Verse 40 (devibhagavatam.12.7.40)

मुद्राः प्रदर्शयेद्विद्वान्कल्पोक्ता मोदकारिकाः । याभिर्विरचिताभिस्तु मोदो देव्यास्तु जायते

mudrāḥ pradarśayedvidvānkalpoktā modakārikāḥ yābhirviracitābhistu modo devyāstu jāyate

The wise one should display the hand-gestures declared in the ritual texts, which bring delight, by whose performance joy arises in the Devi.

Verse 41 (devibhagavatam.12.7.41)

श्रीनारायण उवाच । ततः स्ववामभागाग्रे षट्कोणोपरि वर्तुलम् । चतुरस्रयुतं सम्यङ्मध्ये मण्डलमालिखेत्

śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca tataḥ svavāmabhāgāgre ṣaṭkoṇopari vartulam caturasrayutaṁ samyaṅmadhye maṇḍalamālikhet

Shri Narayana said: Then, in front of his own left side, he should carefully draw a mandala with a hexagon, above which is a circle, joined with a square.

Verse 42 (devibhagavatam.12.7.42)

मध्ये त्रिकोणं संलिख्य शङ्खमुद्रां प्रदर्शयेत् । षडङ्गानि च षट्कोणेष्वर्चयेत्कुसुमादिभिः

madhye trikoṇaṁ saṁlikhya śaṅkhamudrāṁ pradarśayet ṣaḍaṅgāni ca ṣaṭkoṇeṣvarcayetkusumādibhiḥ

Having drawn a triangle in the middle, he should display the conch-gesture, and worship the six limbs in the six corners with flowers and the rest.

Verse 43 (devibhagavatam.12.7.43)

अग्न्यादिषु तु कोणेषु षडङ्गार्चनमाचरेत् । आधारपात्रमादाय शङ्खस्य मुनिसत्तम

agnyādiṣu tu koṇeṣu ṣaḍaṅgārcanamācaret ādhārapātramādāya śaṅkhasya munisattama

He should perform the worship of the six limbs in the corners beginning with the fire-corner; O best of sages, then taking the base-vessel of the conch —

Verse 44 (devibhagavatam.12.7.44)

अस्त्रमन्त्रेण सम्प्रोक्ष्य स्थापयेत्तत्र मण्डले । मं वह्निमण्डलायोक्त्वा ततो दशकलात्मने

astramantreṇa samprokṣya sthāpayettatra maṇḍale maṁ vahnimaṇḍalāyoktvā tato daśakalātmane

— having sprinkled it with the astra-mantra, he should place it there on the mandala; having uttered 'Mam, to the orb of fire', and then 'to him of ten digits',

Verse 45 (devibhagavatam.12.7.45)

अमुकदेव्या अर्घ्यपात्रस्थानाय नम इत्यपि । मन्त्रोऽयमुक्तः शङ्खस्याप्याधारस्थापने बुधैः

amukadevyā arghyapātrasthānāya nama ityapi mantro'yamuktaḥ śaṅkhasyāpyādhārasthāpane budhaiḥ

'salutation to the place of the arghya-vessel of such-and-such a Devi' — this mantra has been declared by the wise for the establishment of the base of the conch.

Verse 46 (devibhagavatam.12.7.46)

आधारे पूर्वमारभ्य प्रदक्षिणक्रमेण तु । दश वह्निकलाः पूज्या वह्निमण्डलसंस्थिताः

ādhāre pūrvamārabhya pradakṣiṇakrameṇa tu daśa vahnikalāḥ pūjyā vahnimaṇḍalasaṁsthitāḥ

Beginning from the east upon the base, and proceeding clockwise, the ten digits of fire, abiding in the orb of fire, should be worshipped.

Verse 47 (devibhagavatam.12.7.47)

ततो वै मूलमन्त्रेण प्रोक्षितं शङ्खमुत्तमम् । स्थापयेत्तत्र चाधारे मूलमन्त्रमनुस्मरन्

tato vai mūlamantreṇa prokṣitaṁ śaṅkhamuttamam sthāpayettatra cādhāre mūlamantramanusmaran

Then, having sprinkled the excellent conch with the root mantra, he should place it there upon the base, calling the root mantra to mind.

Verse 48 (devibhagavatam.12.7.48)

अं सूर्यमण्डलायोक्त्वा द्वादशान्ते कलात्मने । अमुकदेव्यर्घ्यपात्राय नम इत्युच्चरेत्ततः

aṁ sūryamaṇḍalāyoktvā dvādaśānte kalātmane amukadevyarghyapātrāya nama ityuccarettataḥ

Having uttered 'Am, to the orb of the sun', and 'to him whose digits end at the twelfth', he should then utter 'salutation to the arghya-vessel of such-and-such a Devi'.

Verse 49 (devibhagavatam.12.7.49)

शं शङ्खाय पदं प्रोच्य नम इत्येतदुच्चरेत् । प्रोक्षयेत्तेन तं शङ्खं तस्मिन्द्वादश पूजयेत्

śaṁ śaṅkhāya padaṁ procya nama ityetaduccaret prokṣayettena taṁ śaṅkhaṁ tasmindvādaśa pūjayet

Having uttered the word 'Sham, to the conch', he should utter 'namah'; with that he should sprinkle the conch, and worship the twelve digits upon it.

Verse 50 (devibhagavatam.12.7.50)

सूर्यस्य द्वादश कलास्तपन्याद्या यथाक्रमम् । विलोममातृकां प्रोच्य मूलमन्त्रं विलोमकम्

sūryasya dvādaśa kalāstapanyādyā yathākramam vilomamātṛkāṁ procya mūlamantraṁ vilomakam

The twelve digits of the sun, beginning with 'Tapani', in their order; having recited the alphabet in reverse, and the root mantra also in reverse,

Verse 51 (devibhagavatam.12.7.51)

जलैरापूरयेच्छङ्खं तत्र चेन्दोः कलां न्यसेत् । ॐ सोममण्डलायोक्त्वान्ते षोडशकलात्मने

jalairāpūrayecchaṅkhaṁ tatra cendoḥ kalāṁ nyaset oṁ somamaṇḍalāyoktvānte ṣoḍaśakalātmane

he should fill the conch with water, and there place the digit of the moon; having uttered 'Om, to the orb of the moon', and 'to him whose digits end at the sixteenth',

Verse 52 (devibhagavatam.12.7.52)

अमुकार्घ्यामृतायेति हृन्मन्त्रान्तो मनुः स्मृतः । पूजयेन्मनुना तेन जलं तु सृणिमुद्रया

amukārghyāmṛtāyeti hṛnmantrānto manuḥ smṛtaḥ pūjayenmanunā tena jalaṁ tu sṛṇimudrayā

'to the nectar-arghya of such-and-such goddess' — this mantra, ending with the heart-seed, is remembered; with that mantra he should worship the water with the hook-gesture.

Verse 53 (devibhagavatam.12.7.53)

तीर्थान्यावाह्य तत्रैवाप्यष्टकृत्वो जपेन्मनुम् । षडङ्गानि जले न्यस्य हृदा सम्पूजयेदपः

tīrthānyāvāhya tatraivāpyaṣṭakṛtvo japenmanum ṣaḍaṅgāni jale nyasya hṛdā sampūjayedapaḥ

Having invoked the sacred fords into it, he should recite the mantra eight times there; having placed the six limbs in the water, he should worship the water with the heart-mantra.

Verse 54 (devibhagavatam.12.7.54)

अष्टकृत्वो जपेन्मूलं छादयेन्मत्स्यमुद्रया । ततो दक्षिणदिग्भागे शङ्खस्य प्रोक्षणीं न्यसेत्

aṣṭakṛtvo japenmūlaṁ chādayenmatsyamudrayā tato dakṣiṇadigbhāge śaṅkhasya prokṣaṇīṁ nyaset

He should recite the root mantra eight times and cover the vessel with the fish-gesture; then, on the southern side, he should place the sprinkling-vessel of the conch.

Verse 55 (devibhagavatam.12.7.55)

शङ्खाम्बु किञ्चिन्निक्षिप्य प्रोक्षयेत्तेन सर्वतः । पूजाद्रव्यं निजात्मानं विशुद्धं भावयेत्ततः

śaṅkhāmbu kiñcinnikṣipya prokṣayettena sarvataḥ pūjādravyaṁ nijātmānaṁ viśuddhaṁ bhāvayettataḥ

Having poured a little of the conch's water into it, he should sprinkle everything around; he should then contemplate the materials of worship and his own self as thoroughly purified.

Verse 56 (devibhagavatam.12.7.56)

श्रीनारायणाय उवाच । ततः स्वपुरतो वेद्यां सर्वतोभद्रमण्डलम् । संलिख्य कर्णिकामध्यं पूरयेच्छालितण्डुलैः

śrīnārāyaṇāya uvāca tataḥ svapurato vedyāṁ sarvatobhadramaṇḍalam saṁlikhya karṇikāmadhyaṁ pūrayecchālitaṇḍulaiḥ

Shri Narayana said: Then, on the altar before himself, having drawn the Sarvatobhadra mandala, he should fill its central pericarp with grains of rice.

Verse 57 (devibhagavatam.12.7.57)

आस्तीर्य दर्भांस्तत्रैव न्यसेत्कूर्चं सलक्षणम् । आधारशक्तिमारभ्य पीठमन्वन्तमर्चयेत्

āstīrya darbhāṁstatraiva nyasetkūrcaṁ salakṣaṇam ādhāraśaktimārabhya pīṭhamanvantamarcayet

Having spread kusha grass there, he should place upon it the ritual brush with its proper markings; beginning with the base-Shakti, he should worship the seat down to its end.

Verse 58 (devibhagavatam.12.7.58)

निर्व्रणं कुम्भमादायाप्यस्त्राद्भिः क्षालितान्तरम् । तन्तुना वेष्टयेत्तं तु त्रिगुणेनारुणेन च

nirvraṇaṁ kumbhamādāyāpyastrādbhiḥ kṣālitāntaram tantunā veṣṭayettaṁ tu triguṇenāruṇena ca

Taking a flawless vase, its interior washed with the astra-water, he should wrap it with a red thread of three strands.

Verse 59 (devibhagavatam.12.7.59)

नवरत्नोदरं कूर्चयुतं गन्धादिपूजितम् । स्थापयेत्तत्र पीठे तु तारमन्त्रेण देशिकः

navaratnodaraṁ kūrcayutaṁ gandhādipūjitam sthāpayettatra pīṭhe tu tāramantreṇa deśikaḥ

With nine gems in its interior, fitted with the ritual brush, and worshipped with sandal and the rest, the officiant should place it upon that seat with the tara-mantra.

Verse 60 (devibhagavatam.12.7.60)

ऐक्यं कुम्भस्य पीठस्य भावयेत्पूरयेत्ततः । मातृकां प्रतिलोमेन जपंस्तीर्थोदकैर्मुने

aikyaṁ kumbhasya pīṭhasya bhāvayetpūrayettataḥ mātṛkāṁ pratilomena japaṁstīrthodakairmune

He should contemplate the oneness of the vase and the seat, and then fill it, reciting the alphabet in reverse order, with the waters of sacred fords.

Verse 61 (devibhagavatam.12.7.61)

मूलमन्त्रं च सञ्जप्य पूरयेद्देवताधिया । अश्वत्थपनसाम्राणां कोमलैर्नवपल्लवैः

mūlamantraṁ ca sañjapya pūrayeddevatādhiyā aśvatthapanasāmrāṇāṁ komalairnavapallavaiḥ

Having recited the root mantra, he should fill it with the thought of the deity, and with the tender new shoots of the ashvattha, jackfruit, and mango trees,

Verse 62 (devibhagavatam.12.7.62)

छादयेत्कुम्भवदनं चषकं सफलाक्षतम् । संस्थापयेत मतिमान् वस्त्रयुग्मेन वेष्टयेत्

chādayetkumbhavadanaṁ caṣakaṁ saphalākṣatam saṁsthāpayeta matimān vastrayugmena veṣṭayet

he should cover the mouth of the vase; he should set a cup with fruit and unbroken rice upon it, and wrap the whole with a pair of cloths.

Verse 63 (devibhagavatam.12.7.63)

प्राणस्थापनमन्त्रेण प्राणस्थापनमाचरेत् । आवाहनादिमुद्राभिर्मोदयेद्देवतां पराम्

prāṇasthāpanamantreṇa prāṇasthāpanamācaret āvāhanādimudrābhirmodayeddevatāṁ parām

With the prana-pratishtha mantra he should perform the establishment of the life-breath; with the gestures of invocation and the rest, he should delight the Supreme Deity.

Verse 64 (devibhagavatam.12.7.64)

ध्यायेत्तां परमेशानीं कल्पोक्तेन प्रकारतः । स्वागतं कुशलप्रश्नं देव्या अग्रे समुच्चरेत्

dhyāyettāṁ parameśānīṁ kalpoktena prakārataḥ svāgataṁ kuśalapraśnaṁ devyā agre samuccaret

He should meditate upon that Supreme Goddess in the manner declared in the ritual texts; he should utter before the Devi words of welcome and inquiry after her well-being.

Verse 65 (devibhagavatam.12.7.65)

पाद्यं दद्यात्ततोऽप्यर्घ्यं ततश्चाचमनीयकम् । मधुपर्कं च साभ्यङ्गं देव्यै स्नानं निवेदयेत्

pādyaṁ dadyāttato'pyarghyaṁ tataścācamanīyakam madhuparkaṁ ca sābhyaṅgaṁ devyai snānaṁ nivedayet

He should then offer water for the feet, the arghya, water for sipping, then the honey-mixture together with oil, and offer the Devi her bath.

Verse 66 (devibhagavatam.12.7.66)

वाससी च ततो दद्याद्रक्ते क्षौमे सुनिर्मले । नानामणिगणाकीर्णानाकल्पान्कल्पयेत्ततः

vāsasī ca tato dadyādrakte kṣaume sunirmale nānāmaṇigaṇākīrṇānākalpānkalpayettataḥ

He should then offer her two red, spotless silk garments, and prepare for her ornaments studded with various clusters of gems.

Verse 67 (devibhagavatam.12.7.67)

मनुना पुटितैर्वर्णैर्मातृकाया विधानतः । देव्या अङ्गेषु विन्यस्य चन्दनाद्यैः समर्चयेत्

manunā puṭitairvarṇairmātṛkāyā vidhānataḥ devyā aṅgeṣu vinyasya candanādyaiḥ samarcayet

With the letters of the alphabet enclosed within the mantra, according to the rule, having placed them upon the limbs of the Devi, he should worship her with sandal-paste and the rest.

Verse 68 (devibhagavatam.12.7.68)

गन्धः कालागुरुभवः कर्पूरेण समन्वितः । काश्मीरं चन्दनं चापि कस्तूरीसहितं मुने

gandhaḥ kālāgurubhavaḥ karpūreṇa samanvitaḥ kāśmīraṁ candanaṁ cāpi kastūrīsahitaṁ mune

The fragrance made of black aloeswood, combined with camphor, and saffron and sandal together with musk, O sage —

Verse 69 (devibhagavatam.12.7.69)

कुन्दपुष्पादिपुष्पाणि परदेव्यै समर्पयेत् । धूपोऽगुरुपुरुव्रातोशीरचन्दनशर्कराः

kundapuṣpādipuṣpāṇi paradevyai samarpayet dhūpo'gurupuruvrātośīracandanaśarkarāḥ

— and jasmine and other flowers, he should offer to the Supreme Devi; incense made of aloeswood, costus, vetiver-root, sandal, and sugar,

Verse 70 (devibhagavatam.12.7.70)

मधुमिश्राः स्मृता देव्याः प्रिया धूपात्मना सदा । दीपाननेकान्दत्त्वाथ नैवेद्यं दर्शयेत्सुधीः

madhumiśrāḥ smṛtā devyāḥ priyā dhūpātmanā sadā dīpānanekāndattvātha naivedyaṁ darśayetsudhīḥ

mixed with honey, is remembered as ever dear to the Devi in the form of incense; then, having offered many lamps, the wise one should present the food-offering.

Verse 71 (devibhagavatam.12.7.71)

प्रतिद्रव्यं जलं दद्यात्प्रोक्षणीस्थं न चान्यथा । ततः कुर्यादङ्गपूजां कल्पोक्तावरणानि च

pratidravyaṁ jalaṁ dadyātprokṣaṇīsthaṁ na cānyathā tataḥ kuryādaṅgapūjāṁ kalpoktāvaraṇāni ca

For each item he should offer water from the sprinkling-vessel, and not otherwise; then he should perform the worship of the limbs, and of the surrounding retinues.

Verse 72 (devibhagavatam.12.7.72)

साङ्गां देवीमथाभ्यर्च्य वैश्वदेवं ततश्चरेत् । दक्षिणे स्थण्डिलं कृत्वा तत्राधाय हुताशनम्

sāṅgāṁ devīmathābhyarcya vaiśvadevaṁ tataścaret dakṣiṇe sthaṇḍilaṁ kṛtvā tatrādhāya hutāśanam

Having thus worshipped the Devi together with her limbs, he should then perform the Vaishvadeva rite; having prepared the fire-altar to the south, and placed the sacred fire there,

Verse 73 (devibhagavatam.12.7.73)

मूर्तिस्थां देवतां तत्रावाह्य सम्पूज्य च क्रमात् । तारव्याहृतिभिर्हुत्वा मूलमन्त्रेण वै ततः

mūrtisthāṁ devatāṁ tatrāvāhya sampūjya ca kramāt tāravyāhṛtibhirhutvā mūlamantreṇa vai tataḥ

having invoked there the deity present in the image and duly worshipped her, and having made offerings with Om and the vyahritis, then with the root mantra —

Verse 74 (devibhagavatam.12.7.74)

पञ्चविंशतिवारं तु पायसेन ससर्पिषा । हुनेत्पश्चाद्व्याहृतिभिः पुनश्च जुहुयान्मुने

pañcaviṁśativāraṁ tu pāyasena sasarpiṣā hunetpaścādvyāhṛtibhiḥ punaśca juhuyānmune

— he should offer twenty-five oblations of milk-rice mixed with ghee; afterward, O sage, he should again make offerings with the vyahritis.

Verse 75 (devibhagavatam.12.7.75)

गन्धाद्यैरर्चयित्वा च देवीं पीठे तु योजयेत् । वह्निं विसृज्य हविषा परितो विकिरेद्बलिम्

gandhādyairarcayitvā ca devīṁ pīṭhe tu yojayet vahniṁ visṛjya haviṣā parito vikiredbalim

Having worshipped with sandal and the rest, he should unite the Devi with her mystic seat; having taken leave of the fire with an oblation, he should scatter offerings all around.

Verse 76 (devibhagavatam.12.7.76)

देवतायाः पार्षदेभ्यो गन्धपुष्पादिसंयुतान् । पञ्चोपचारान्दत्त्वाथ ताम्बूलं छत्रचामरे

devatāyāḥ pārṣadebhyo gandhapuṣpādisaṁyutān pañcopacārāndattvātha tāmbūlaṁ chatracāmare

To the attendants of the deity he should offer the five services joined with sandal, flowers, and the rest, and then betel, a parasol, and a chowrie,

Verse 77 (devibhagavatam.12.7.77)

दद्याद्देव्यै ततो मन्त्रं सहस्रावृत्तितो जपेत् । जपं समर्प्य चैशान्यां विकिरे दिशि संस्थिते

dadyāddevyai tato mantraṁ sahasrāvṛttito japet japaṁ samarpya caiśānyāṁ vikire diśi saṁsthite

— he should offer these to the Devi; then he should recite the mantra a thousand times, and having offered that recitation, in the north-eastern direction where the scattered offerings lie,

Verse 78 (devibhagavatam.12.7.78)

कर्करीं स्थापयेत्तस्यां दुर्गामावाह्य पूजयेत् । रक्ष रक्षेति चोच्चार्य नालमुक्तेन वारिणा

karkarīṁ sthāpayettasyāṁ durgāmāvāhya pūjayet rakṣa rakṣeti coccārya nālamuktena vāriṇā

he should set up a small water-jar there, invoke Durga into it, and worship her, uttering 'protect, protect', with water released without a spout,

Verse 79 (devibhagavatam.12.7.79)

अस्त्रमन्त्रं जपन्देशं सेचयेत्तु प्रदक्षिणम् । कर्करीं स्थापयेत्स्थाने पूजयेच्चास्त्रदेवताम्

astramantraṁ japandeśaṁ secayettu pradakṣiṇam karkarīṁ sthāpayetsthāne pūjayeccāstradevatām

reciting the astra-mantra he should sprinkle the site in a clockwise circuit; he should place the water-jar in its place and worship the deity of the weapon.

Verse 80 (devibhagavatam.12.7.80)

पश्चाद्गुरुस्तु शिष्येण सह भुञ्जीत वाग्यतः । तस्यां रात्रौ तु तद्वेद्यां निद्रां कुर्यात्प्रयत्नतः

paścādgurustu śiṣyeṇa saha bhuñjīta vāgyataḥ tasyāṁ rātrau tu tadvedyāṁ nidrāṁ kuryātprayatnataḥ

Afterward, the guru, keeping silence, should eat together with the disciple; that night he should take great care to sleep there beside that very altar.

Verse 81 (devibhagavatam.12.7.81)

श्रीनारायण उवाच । ततः कुण्डस्य संस्कारं स्थण्डिलस्य च वा मुने । प्रवक्ष्यामि समासेन यथाविधि विधानतः

śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca tataḥ kuṇḍasya saṁskāraṁ sthaṇḍilasya ca vā mune pravakṣyāmi samāsena yathāvidhi vidhānataḥ

Shri Narayana said: O sage, I shall briefly declare, according to due procedure, the consecration of the fire-pit or of the earthen altar.

Verse 82 (devibhagavatam.12.7.82)

मूलमन्त्रं समुच्चार्य वीक्षयेदस्त्रमन्त्रतः । प्रोक्षयेत्ताडनं कुर्यात्तेनैव कवचेन तु

mūlamantraṁ samuccārya vīkṣayedastramantrataḥ prokṣayettāḍanaṁ kuryāttenaiva kavacena tu

Having uttered the root mantra, he should gaze upon it with the astra-mantra; he should sprinkle it and strike it, with that very armor-mantra.

Verse 83 (devibhagavatam.12.7.83)

अभ्युक्षणं समुद्दिष्टं तिस्रस्तिस्रस्ततः परम् । प्रागग्रा उदगग्राश्च लिखेल्लेखाः समन्ततः

abhyukṣaṇaṁ samuddiṣṭaṁ tisrastisrastataḥ param prāgagrā udagagrāśca likhellekhāḥ samantataḥ

The sprinkling is thus prescribed; then he should draw, three by three, lines pointing eastward and lines pointing northward, all around.

Verse 84 (devibhagavatam.12.7.84)

प्रणवेन समभ्युक्ष्य पीठं देव्याः समर्चयेत् । आधारशक्तिमारभ्य पीठमन्त्रावसानकम्

praṇavena samabhyukṣya pīṭhaṁ devyāḥ samarcayet ādhāraśaktimārabhya pīṭhamantrāvasānakam

Having sprinkled it with Om, he should worship the seat of the Devi, beginning with the base-Shakti and ending with the final seat-mantra.

Verse 85 (devibhagavatam.12.7.85)

तस्मिन्पीठे समावाह्य शिवौ परमकारणौ । गन्धाद्यैरुपचारैश्च पूजयेत्तौ समाहितः

tasminpīṭhe samāvāhya śivau paramakāraṇau gandhādyairupacāraiśca pūjayettau samāhitaḥ

Having invoked upon that seat Shiva and Shakti, the two supreme causes, he should worship them, with focused mind, with sandal and the other offerings.

Verse 86 (devibhagavatam.12.7.86)

देवीं ध्यायेदृतुस्नातां संसक्तां शङ्करेण तु । कामातुरां तयोः क्रीडां किञ्चित्कालं विभावयेत्

devīṁ dhyāyedṛtusnātāṁ saṁsaktāṁ śaṅkareṇa tu kāmāturāṁ tayoḥ krīḍāṁ kiñcitkālaṁ vibhāvayet

He should meditate upon the Devi as freshly bathed after her season, united with Shankara; he should contemplate for a short while their passionate play together.

Verse 87 (devibhagavatam.12.7.87)

अथ वह्निं समादाय पात्रेण पुरतो न्यसेत् । क्रव्यादांशं परित्यज्य पूर्वोक्तैर्वीक्षणादिभिः

atha vahniṁ samādāya pātreṇa purato nyaset kravyādāṁśaṁ parityajya pūrvoktairvīkṣaṇādibhiḥ

Then, having taken up the fire in a vessel, he should place it in front; having discarded its impure, flesh-eating portion, by the previously described rites —

Verse 88 (devibhagavatam.12.7.88)

संस्कृत्य वह्निं रं बीजमुच्चार्य तदनन्तरम् । चैतन्यं योजयेत्तस्मिन्प्रणवेनाभिमन्त्रयेत्

saṁskṛtya vahniṁ raṁ bījamuccārya tadanantaram caitanyaṁ yojayettasminpraṇavenābhimantrayet

having consecrated the fire, and uttering the seed-syllable 'Ram', he should infuse consciousness into it, and consecrate it with Om.

Verse 89 (devibhagavatam.12.7.89)

सप्तवारं ततो धेनुमुद्रां सन्दर्शयेद्गुरुः । शरेण रक्षितं कृत्वा तनुत्रेणावगुण्ठयेत्

saptavāraṁ tato dhenumudrāṁ sandarśayedguruḥ śareṇa rakṣitaṁ kṛtvā tanutreṇāvaguṇṭhayet

The guru should then display the cow-gesture seven times; having protected it with the arrow-mantra, he should veil it with the armor-mantra.

Verse 90 (devibhagavatam.12.7.90)

अर्चितं त्रिः परिभ्राम्य प्रादक्षिण्येन सत्तमः । कुण्डोपरि जपंस्तारं जानुस्पृष्टमहीतलः

arcitaṁ triḥ paribhrāmya prādakṣiṇyena sattamaḥ kuṇḍopari japaṁstāraṁ jānuspṛṣṭamahītalaḥ

The best of practitioners, having worshipped it, should circle it three times clockwise; kneeling with his knee touching the ground above the fire-pit, reciting Om,

Verse 91 (devibhagavatam.12.7.91)

शिवबीजधिया देव्या योनौ वह्निं विनिक्षिपेत् । आचामयेत्ततो देवं देवीं च जगदम्बिकाम्

śivabījadhiyā devyā yonau vahniṁ vinikṣipet ācāmayettato devaṁ devīṁ ca jagadambikām

— with the thought of Shiva's seed, he should place the fire into the yoni of the Devi; he should then offer sipping-water to the God and to the Goddess, Mother of the world.

Verse 92 (devibhagavatam.12.7.92)

चित्पिङ्गल हनदहपचयुग्मं ततः परम् । सर्वज्ञाज्ञापय स्वाहा मन्त्रोऽयं वह्निदीपने

citpiṅgala hanadahapacayugmaṁ tataḥ param sarvajñājñāpaya svāhā mantro'yaṁ vahnidīpane

'O Chit-pingala, hana-daha-pacha, and thereafter, O all-knowing one, command! Svaha' — this is the mantra for the kindling of the fire.

Verse 93 (devibhagavatam.12.7.93)

अग्निं प्रज्वलितं वन्दे जातवेदं हुताशनम् । सुवर्णवर्णममलं समिद्धं विश्वतोमुखम्

agniṁ prajvalitaṁ vande jātavedaṁ hutāśanam suvarṇavarṇamamalaṁ samiddhaṁ viśvatomukham

'I salute the blazing fire, Jatavedas, the eater of oblations, of golden hue, stainless, well-kindled, facing every direction' —

Verse 94 (devibhagavatam.12.7.94)

मन्त्रेणानेन तं वह्निं स्तुवीत परमादरात् । ततो न्यसेद्वह्निमन्त्रं षडङ्गं देशिकोत्तमः

mantreṇānena taṁ vahniṁ stuvīta paramādarāt tato nyasedvahnimantraṁ ṣaḍaṅgaṁ deśikottamaḥ

— with this mantra he should praise that fire with the utmost reverence; then the best of officiants should place the fire-mantra with its six limbs.

Verse 95 (devibhagavatam.12.7.95)

सहस्रार्चिः स्वस्तिपूर्ण उत्तिष्ठपुरुषः स्मृतः । धूमव्यापी सप्तजिह्वो धनुर्धर इति क्रमात्

sahasrārciḥ svastipūrṇa uttiṣṭhapuruṣaḥ smṛtaḥ dhūmavyāpī saptajihvo dhanurdhara iti kramāt

'Of a thousand flames', 'full of well-being', 'the Rising Person' — 'pervading with smoke', 'seven-tongued', 'the bow-bearer' — in this order are the six names of fire's limbs.

Verse 96 (devibhagavatam.12.7.96)

जातियुक्ताः षडङ्गाः स्युः पूर्वस्थानेषु विन्यसेत् । ध्यायेद्वह्निं हेमवर्णं त्रिनेत्रं पद्मसंस्थितम्

jātiyuktāḥ ṣaḍaṅgāḥ syuḥ pūrvasthāneṣu vinyaset dhyāyedvahniṁ hemavarṇaṁ trinetraṁ padmasaṁsthitam

Joined with their proper case-endings, these are the six limbs; he should place them in their stated positions. He should meditate upon the fire as golden-hued, three-eyed, seated on a lotus,

Verse 97 (devibhagavatam.12.7.97)

इष्टशक्तिस्वस्तिकाभीर्धारकं मङ्गलं परम् । परिषिञ्चेत्ततः कुण्डं मेखलोपरि मन्त्रवित्

iṣṭaśaktisvastikābhīrdhārakaṁ maṅgalaṁ param pariṣiñcettataḥ kuṇḍaṁ mekhalopari mantravit

bearing the desired power and the auspicious swastika-gesture, supremely benign; the knower of mantra should then sprinkle water around the pit, above its encircling rim.

Verse 98 (devibhagavatam.12.7.98)

दर्भैः परिस्तरेत्पश्चात्परिधीन्विन्यसेदथ । त्रिकोणवृत्तषट्कोणं साष्टपत्रं सभूपुरम्

darbhaiḥ paristaretpaścātparidhīnvinyasedatha trikoṇavṛttaṣaṭkoṇaṁ sāṣṭapatraṁ sabhūpuram

He should then spread kusha grass and place the enclosing sticks; a triangle, a circle, a hexagon, together with eight petals, and the surrounding earth-enclosure.

Verse 99 (devibhagavatam.12.7.99)

यन्त्रं विभावयेद्वह्नेः पूर्वं वा संलिखेदथ । तन्मध्ये पूजयेद्वह्निं मन्त्रेणानेन वै मुने

yantraṁ vibhāvayedvahneḥ pūrvaṁ vā saṁlikhedatha tanmadhye pūjayedvahniṁ mantreṇānena vai mune

He should visualize the yantra of fire, or else actually draw it beforehand; in its center he should worship the fire with this very mantra:

Verse 100 (devibhagavatam.12.7.100)

वैश्वानर ततो जातवेदः पश्चादिहावह । लोहिताक्षपदं प्रोक्त्वा सर्वकर्माणि साधय

vaiśvānara tato jātavedaḥ paścādihāvaha lohitākṣapadaṁ proktvā sarvakarmāṇi sādhaya

'O Vaishvanara, and then Jatavedas, come here afterward' — having uttered the word 'red-eyed one', say 'accomplish all rites'.

Verse 101 (devibhagavatam.12.7.101)

वह्निजायान्तको मन्त्रस्तेन वह्निं तु पूजयेत् । मध्ये षट्स्वपि कोणेषु हिरण्या गगना तथा

vahnijāyāntako mantrastena vahniṁ tu pūjayet madhye ṣaṭsvapi koṇeṣu hiraṇyā gaganā tathā

This mantra, ending with 'destroyer, born of fire' — with it he should worship the fire; in the center and the six corners he should worship the seven tongues of fire, beginning with Hiranya, Gagana, and likewise —

Verse 102 (devibhagavatam.12.7.102)

रक्ता कृष्णा सुप्रभा च बहुरूपातिरक्तिका । पूजयेत्सप्तजिह्वास्ताः केसरेष्वङ्गपूजनम्

raktā kṛṣṇā suprabhā ca bahurūpātiraktikā pūjayetsaptajihvāstāḥ kesareṣvaṅgapūjanam

— Rakta, Krishna, Suprabha, Bahurupa, and Atiraktika: these seven tongues he should worship; upon the filaments of the lotus he should perform the worship of the limbs.

Verse 103 (devibhagavatam.12.7.103)

दलेषु पूजयेन्मूर्तीः शक्तिस्वस्तिकधारिणी । जातवेदाः सप्तजिह्वो हव्यवाहन एव च

daleṣu pūjayenmūrtīḥ śaktisvastikadhāriṇī jātavedāḥ saptajihvo havyavāhana eva ca

Upon the petals he should worship the eight forms of fire: she who bears the power and the swastika, Jatavedas, Saptajihva, and Havyavahana,

Verse 104 (devibhagavatam.12.7.104)

अश्वोदरजसंज्ञोऽन्यः पुनर्वैश्वानराह्वयः । कौमारतेजाः स्याद्विश्वमुखो देवमुखः स्मृतः

aśvodarajasaṁjño'nyaḥ punarvaiśvānarāhvayaḥ kaumāratejāḥ syādviśvamukho devamukhaḥ smṛtaḥ

another named Ashvodaraja, and again Vaishvanara, Kaumarateja, Vishvamukha, and Devamukha is remembered.

Verse 105 (devibhagavatam.12.7.105)

ताराग्नये पदाद्याः स्युर्नत्यन्ता वह्निमूर्तयः । लोकपालांश्चतुर्दिक्षु वज्राद्यायुधसंयुतान्

tārāgnaye padādyāḥ syurnatyantā vahnimūrtayaḥ lokapālāṁścaturdikṣu vajrādyāyudhasaṁyutān

Beginning with the syllable Om joined to 'Agni', and ending with 'salutation' — thus are the forms of fire named. He should worship the guardians of the directions, each equipped with their weapons,

Verse 106 (devibhagavatam.12.7.106)

श्रीनारायण उवाच । ततः स्रुक्स्रुवसंस्कारावाज्यसंस्कार एव च । कृत्वा होमं ततः कुर्यात्स्रुवेणादाय वै घृतम्

śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca tataḥ sruksruvasaṁskārāvājyasaṁskāra eva ca kṛtvā homaṁ tataḥ kuryātsruveṇādāya vai ghṛtam

Shri Narayana said: Then, having performed the consecration of the large and small ladles, and the ghee, he should perform the fire-offering, taking up the ghee with the small ladle.

Verse 107 (devibhagavatam.12.7.107)

दक्षिणाद्घृतभागात्तु वह्नेर्दक्षिणलोचने । जुहुयादग्नये स्वाहेत्येवं वै वामतोऽन्यतः

dakṣiṇādghṛtabhāgāttu vahnerdakṣiṇalocane juhuyādagnaye svāhetyevaṁ vai vāmato'nyataḥ

From the right portion of the ghee, into the right eye of the fire, he should offer with 'to Agni, svaha'; and likewise from the left, into the other eye —

Verse 108 (devibhagavatam.12.7.108)

सोमाय स्वाहेति मध्याद्घृतमादाय सत्तम । अग्नीषोमाभ्यां स्वाहेति मध्यनेत्रे हुनेत्ततः

somāya svāheti madhyādghṛtamādāya sattama agnīṣomābhyāṁ svāheti madhyanetre hunettataḥ

— 'to Soma, svaha'; taking the ghee from the middle, he should then offer into the middle eye with 'to Agni and Soma together, svaha'.

Verse 109 (devibhagavatam.12.7.109)

पुनर्दक्षिणभागात्तु घृतमादाय वै मुखे । अग्नये स्विष्टकृत्स्वाहेत्यनेनैव हुनेत्ततः

punardakṣiṇabhāgāttu ghṛtamādāya vai mukhe agnaye sviṣṭakṛtsvāhetyanenaiva hunettataḥ

Again, taking the ghee from the right portion, into the mouth, he should offer with this mantra: 'to Agni Svishtakrit, svaha'.

Verse 110 (devibhagavatam.12.7.110)

सताराभिर्व्याहृतिभिर्जुहुयादथ साधकः । जुहुयादग्निमन्त्रेण त्रिवारं तु ततः परम्

satārābhirvyāhṛtibhirjuhuyādatha sādhakaḥ juhuyādagnimantreṇa trivāraṁ tu tataḥ param

The practitioner should then make offerings with the vyahritis preceded by Om; and thereafter he should make offerings with the fire-mantra three times.

Verse 111 (devibhagavatam.12.7.111)

ततस्तु प्रणवेनैवाप्यष्टावष्टौ घृताहुतीः । गर्भाधानादिसंस्कारकृते तु जुहुयान्मुने

tatastu praṇavenaivāpyaṣṭāvaṣṭau ghṛtāhutīḥ garbhādhānādisaṁskārakṛte tu juhuyānmune

Then, with Om alone, he should offer eight ghee-oblations, eight for each, O sage, for the sake of the sacraments beginning with Garbhadhana.

Verse 112 (devibhagavatam.12.7.112)

गर्भाधानं पुंसवनं सीमन्तोन्नयनं ततः । जातकर्म नामकर्माप्युपनिष्क्रमणं तथा

garbhādhānaṁ puṁsavanaṁ sīmantonnayanaṁ tataḥ jātakarma nāmakarmāpyupaniṣkramaṇaṁ tathā

Garbhadhana, Pumsavana, then Simantonnayana, the birth-rite, the naming-rite, and likewise Upanishkramana,

Verse 113 (devibhagavatam.12.7.113)

अन्नाशनं तथा चूडा व्रतबन्धस्तथैव च । महानाम्न्यं व्रतं पश्चात्तथौपनिषदं व्रतम्

annāśanaṁ tathā cūḍā vratabandhastathaiva ca mahānāmnyaṁ vrataṁ paścāttathaupaniṣadaṁ vratam

the first feeding of food, the tonsure, and likewise the investiture with the sacred thread, the Mahanamni vow, and likewise the Aupanishada vow,

Verse 114 (devibhagavatam.12.7.114)

गोदानोद्वाहकौ प्रोक्ताः संस्काराः श्रुतिचोदिताः । ततः शिवं पार्वतीं च पूजयित्वा विसर्जयेत्

godānodvāhakau proktāḥ saṁskārāḥ śruticoditāḥ tataḥ śivaṁ pārvatīṁ ca pūjayitvā visarjayet

Godana and marriage — these are declared to be the sacraments enjoined by the Shrutis. Then, having worshipped Shiva and Parvati, he should take leave of them.

Verse 115 (devibhagavatam.12.7.115)

जुहुयात्पञ्च समिधो वह्निमुद्दिश्य साधकः । पश्चादावरणानां चाप्येकैकामाहुतिं हुनेत्

juhuyātpañca samidho vahnimuddiśya sādhakaḥ paścādāvaraṇānāṁ cāpyekaikāmāhutiṁ hunet

The practitioner should offer five pieces of sacrificial wood, addressed to the fire; afterward he should offer one oblation each to the deities of the surrounding retinue.

Verse 116 (devibhagavatam.12.7.116)

घृतं स्रुचि समादाय चतुर्वारं स्रुवेण च । पिधाय तां तु तेनैव मुने तिष्ठन्निजासने

ghṛtaṁ sruci samādāya caturvāraṁ sruveṇa ca pidhāya tāṁ tu tenaiva mune tiṣṭhannijāsane

Having taken up ghee in the large ladle, and four times with the small ladle, and having covered it with that same ladle, remaining seated in his own place,

Verse 117 (devibhagavatam.12.7.117)

वौषडन्तेन मनुना वह्नेस्तु जुहुयात्ततः । महागणेशमन्त्रेण जुहुयादाहुतीर्दश

vauṣaḍantena manunā vahnestu juhuyāttataḥ mahāgaṇeśamantreṇa juhuyādāhutīrdaśa

— he should then offer to the fire with the mantra ending in 'vaushat'; with the great Ganesha-mantra he should offer ten oblations.

Verse 118 (devibhagavatam.12.7.118)

वह्नौ पीठं समभ्यर्च्य देयमन्त्रस्य देवताम् । वह्नौ ध्यात्वा तु तद्वक्त्रे पञ्चविंशतिसङ्ख्यया

vahnau pīṭhaṁ samabhyarcya deyamantrasya devatām vahnau dhyātvā tu tadvaktre pañcaviṁśatisaṅkhyayā

Having worshipped the mystic seat in the fire, and meditated in the fire upon the deity of the mantra to be given, in its mouth, with the count of twenty-five,

Verse 119 (devibhagavatam.12.7.119)

मूलमन्त्रेण जुहुयाद्वक्त्रैकीकरणाय च । वह्निदेवतयोरैक्यं भावयन्नात्मना सह

mūlamantreṇa juhuyādvaktraikīkaraṇāya ca vahnidevatayoraikyaṁ bhāvayannātmanā saha

he should offer with the root mantra, for the sake of uniting the mouth, contemplating the oneness of the fire and the deity, together with himself.

Verse 120 (devibhagavatam.12.7.120)

एकीभूतं भावयेत्तु ततस्तु साधकोत्तमः । षडङ्गं देवतानां च जुहुयादाहुतीः पृथक्

ekībhūtaṁ bhāvayettu tatastu sādhakottamaḥ ṣaḍaṅgaṁ devatānāṁ ca juhuyādāhutīḥ pṛthak

He should then contemplate them as become one; and then the best of practitioners should offer separate oblations for the six limbs of the deities.

Verse 121 (devibhagavatam.12.7.121)

एकादशैव जुहुयादाहुतीर्मुनिसत्तम । एतेन नाडीसन्धानं वह्निदेवतयोर्मुने

ekādaśaiva juhuyādāhutīrmunisattama etena nāḍīsandhānaṁ vahnidevatayormune

O best of sages, he should offer just eleven oblations; by this, the joining of the subtle channel between the fire and the deity is accomplished.

Verse 122 (devibhagavatam.12.7.122)

एकैकक्रमयोगेनाप्यावृत्तीनां तथैव च । एकैकक्रमयोगेन घृतेन जुहुयान्मुने

ekaikakramayogenāpyāvṛttīnāṁ tathaiva ca ekaikakramayogena ghṛtena juhuyānmune

By this one-by-one sequential procedure, and likewise for the repetitions, by this same procedure, he should offer with ghee.

Verse 123 (devibhagavatam.12.7.123)

ततः कल्पोक्तद्रव्यैस्तु जुहुयादथवा तिलैः । देवतामूलमन्त्रेण गजान्तकसहस्रकम्

tataḥ kalpoktadravyaistu juhuyādathavā tilaiḥ devatāmūlamantreṇa gajāntakasahasrakam

Then he should offer, with the substances declared in the ritual texts, or else with sesame seeds, with the root mantra of the deity, a thousand times, up to the number called gajantaka.

Verse 124 (devibhagavatam.12.7.124)

एवं हुत्वा ततो देवीं सन्तुष्टां भावयेन्मुने । तथैवावृतिदेवीश्च वह्न्याद्या देवता अपि

evaṁ hutvā tato devīṁ santuṣṭāṁ bhāvayenmune tathaivāvṛtidevīśca vahnyādyā devatā api

Having thus made offerings, he should then contemplate the Devi as fully satisfied, and likewise the goddesses of her retinue and the deities beginning with Fire.

Verse 125 (devibhagavatam.12.7.125)

ततः शिष्यं च सुस्नातं कृतसम्यादिकक्रियम् । वस्त्रद्वययुतं स्वर्णाभरणेन समन्वितम्

tataḥ śiṣyaṁ ca susnātaṁ kṛtasamyādikakriyam vastradvayayutaṁ svarṇābharaṇena samanvitam

Then the disciple, well-bathed, having performed the sandhya and other rites, clad in a pair of garments, and adorned with gold ornaments —

Verse 126 (devibhagavatam.12.7.126)

कमण्डलुकरं शुद्धं कुण्डस्यान्तिकमानयेत् । नमस्कृत्य ततः शिष्यो गुरूनथ सभासदः

kamaṇḍalukaraṁ śuddhaṁ kuṇḍasyāntikamānayet namaskṛtya tataḥ śiṣyo gurūnatha sabhāsadaḥ

— pure, water-pot in hand, should be brought near the fire-pit; the disciple should then bow to the guru and to the assembled members.

Verse 127 (devibhagavatam.12.7.127)

कुलदेवं नमस्कृत्य विशेत्तत्राथ विष्टरे । गुरुस्ततस्तु तं शिष्यं कृपादृष्ट्या विलोकयेत्

kuladevaṁ namaskṛtya viśettatrātha viṣṭare gurustatastu taṁ śiṣyaṁ kṛpādṛṣṭyā vilokayet

Having bowed to the family deity, he should then take his seat there; the guru should then look upon that disciple with a glance of compassion,

Verse 128 (devibhagavatam.12.7.128)

तच्चैतन्यं निजे देहे भावयेत्सङ्गतं त्विति । ततः शिष्यतनुस्थानामध्वनां परिशोधनम्

taccaitanyaṁ nije dehe bhāvayetsaṅgataṁ tviti tataḥ śiṣyatanusthānāmadhvanāṁ pariśodhanam

contemplating that consciousness as united within his own body. Then the purification of the paths present within the disciple's body —

Verse 129 (devibhagavatam.12.7.129)

कुर्यात्तु होमतो विद्वान्दिव्यदृष्ट्यवलोकनात् । येन जायेत शुद्धात्मा योग्यो देवाद्यनुग्रहे

kuryāttu homato vidvāndivyadṛṣṭyavalokanāt yena jāyeta śuddhātmā yogyo devādyanugrahe

— the wise one should perform, by the fire-offering and by gazing with divine sight, so that the disciple becomes purified in soul and worthy of the grace of the deity.

Verse 130 (devibhagavatam.12.7.130)

श्रीनारायण उवाच । तनौ ध्यायेत्तु शिष्यस्य षडध्वनः कमेण तु । पादयोस्तु कलाध्वानमन्धौ तत्त्वाध्वकं पुनः

śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca tanau dhyāyettu śiṣyasya ṣaḍadhvanaḥ kameṇa tu pādayostu kalādhvānamandhau tattvādhvakaṁ punaḥ

Shri Narayana said: In the body of the disciple, he should meditate upon the six paths in order: upon the feet, the path of the digits; in the middle, the path of the principles;

Verse 131 (devibhagavatam.12.7.131)

नाभौ तु भुवनाध्वानं वर्णाध्वानं तथा हृदि । पदाध्वानं तथा भाले मन्त्राध्वानं तु मूर्धनि

nābhau tu bhuvanādhvānaṁ varṇādhvānaṁ tathā hṛdi padādhvānaṁ tathā bhāle mantrādhvānaṁ tu mūrdhani

at the navel, the path of the worlds; at the heart, the path of the syllables; at the forehead, the path of the words; and at the crown, the path of the mantras.

Verse 132 (devibhagavatam.12.7.132)

शिष्यं स्पृशंस्तु कूर्चेन तिलैराज्यपरिप्लुतैः । शोधयाम्यमुमध्वानं स्वाहेति मनुमुच्चरन्

śiṣyaṁ spṛśaṁstu kūrcena tilairājyapariplutaiḥ śodhayāmyamumadhvānaṁ svāheti manumuccaran

Touching the disciple with the ritual brush dipped in sesame seeds soaked in ghee, uttering the mantra 'I purify this path, svaha' —

Verse 133 (devibhagavatam.12.7.133)

ताराढ्यं जुहुयादष्टवारं प्रत्यध्वमेव हि । षडध्वनस्ततस्तांस्तु लीनान् ब्रह्मणि भावयेत्

tārāḍhyaṁ juhuyādaṣṭavāraṁ pratyadhvameva hi ṣaḍadhvanastatastāṁstu līnān brahmaṇi bhāvayet

— he should offer, prefixed with Om, eight times for each of the six paths; he should then contemplate those six paths as dissolved into Brahman.

Verse 134 (devibhagavatam.12.7.134)

पुनरुत्पादयेत्तस्मात्सृष्टिमार्गेण वै गुरुः । आत्मस्थितं तच्चैतन्यं पुनः शिष्ये तु योजयेत्

punarutpādayettasmātsṛṣṭimārgeṇa vai guruḥ ātmasthitaṁ taccaitanyaṁ punaḥ śiṣye tu yojayet

The guru should then bring them forth again by the path of creation, and once more unite that consciousness, now abiding in himself, with the disciple.

Verse 135 (devibhagavatam.12.7.135)

पूर्णाहुतिं ततो हुत्वा देवतां कलशे नयेत् । पुनर्व्याहृतिभिर्हुत्वा वह्नेरङ्गाहुतीस्तथा

pūrṇāhutiṁ tato hutvā devatāṁ kalaśe nayet punarvyāhṛtibhirhutvā vahneraṅgāhutīstathā

Having then offered the full oblation, he should bring the deity into the vase; having again offered with the vyahritis, and the limb-oblations of the fire,

Verse 136 (devibhagavatam.12.7.136)

एकैकशो गुरुर्दत्त्वा विसृजेद्वह्निमात्मनि । ततः शिष्यस्य नेत्रे तु बध्नीयाद्वाससा गुरुः

ekaikaśo gururdattvā visṛjedvahnimātmani tataḥ śiṣyasya netre tu badhnīyādvāsasā guruḥ

the guru, having offered them one by one, should dissolve the fire into himself; then the guru should bind the eyes of the disciple with a cloth.

Verse 137 (devibhagavatam.12.7.137)

नेत्रमन्त्रेण तं शिष्यं कुण्डतो मण्डलं नयेत् । पुष्पाञ्जलिं मुख्यदेव्यां कारयेच्छिष्यहस्ततः

netramantreṇa taṁ śiṣyaṁ kuṇḍato maṇḍalaṁ nayet puṣpāñjaliṁ mukhyadevyāṁ kārayecchiṣyahastataḥ

With the eye-mantra he should lead that disciple from the fire-pit to the mandala; he should have the disciple, with his own hands, offer a handful of flowers to the principal Devi.

Verse 138 (devibhagavatam.12.7.138)

नेत्रबन्धं निराकृत्य वेशयेत्कुशविष्टरे । भूतशुद्धिं शिष्यदेहे कुर्यात्प्रोक्तेन वर्त्मना

netrabandhaṁ nirākṛtya veśayetkuśaviṣṭare bhūtaśuddhiṁ śiṣyadehe kuryātproktena vartmanā

Having removed the blindfold, he should seat him on a kusha-grass mat; he should perform the purification of the elements in the disciple's body by the previously described method.

Verse 139 (devibhagavatam.12.7.139)

मन्त्रोदितांस्तथा न्यासान्कृत्वा शिष्यतनौ ततः । मण्डले वेशयेच्छिष्यमन्यस्मिन्कुम्भसंस्थितान्

mantroditāṁstathā nyāsānkṛtvā śiṣyatanau tataḥ maṇḍale veśayecchiṣyamanyasminkumbhasaṁsthitān

And having performed on the disciple's body the placements enjoined by the mantra, he should then seat the disciple on the mandala, upon which the deities of the other vase abide.

Verse 140 (devibhagavatam.12.7.140)

पल्लवाञ्छिष्यशिरसि विन्यसेन्मातृकां जपेत् । कलशस्थजलैः शिष्यं स्नापयेद्देवतात्मकैः

pallavāñchiṣyaśirasi vinyasenmātṛkāṁ japet kalaśasthajalaiḥ śiṣyaṁ snāpayeddevatātmakaiḥ

He should place the leaf-sprigs upon the disciple's head and recite the alphabet; he should bathe the disciple with the waters of the vase, of the very nature of the deity.

Verse 141 (devibhagavatam.12.7.141)

वर्धनीजलसेकं च कुर्याद्रक्षार्थमञ्जसा । ततः शिष्यः समुत्थाय वाससी परिधाय च

vardhanījalasekaṁ ca kuryādrakṣārthamañjasā tataḥ śiṣyaḥ samutthāya vāsasī paridhāya ca

He should also sprinkle the water of the vardhani-vessel over him, at once, for the sake of protection; the disciple should then rise up and put on fresh garments.

Verse 142 (devibhagavatam.12.7.142)

कृतभस्मावलेपश्च संविशेद्गुरुसन्निधौ । ततो गुरुः स्वकीयात्तु हृदयान्निर्गतां शिवाम्

kṛtabhasmāvalepaśca saṁviśedgurusannidhau tato guruḥ svakīyāttu hṛdayānnirgatāṁ śivām

Having applied sacred ash, he should sit near the guru; then the guru, the treasury of compassion, should contemplate the auspicious Shakti as issuing forth from his own heart,

Verse 143 (devibhagavatam.12.7.143)

प्रविष्टां शिष्यहृदये भावयेत्करुणानिधिः । पूजयेद्गन्धपुष्पाद्यैरैक्यं वै भावयंस्तयोः

praviṣṭāṁ śiṣyahṛdaye bhāvayetkaruṇānidhiḥ pūjayedgandhapuṣpādyairaikyaṁ vai bhāvayaṁstayoḥ

and entering into the heart of the disciple; he should worship with sandal, flowers, and the rest, contemplating the oneness of the two.

Verse 144 (devibhagavatam.12.7.144)

ततस्त्रिंशो दक्षकर्णे शिष्यस्योपदिशेद्गुरुः । महामन्त्रं महादेव्याः स्वहस्तं शिरसि न्यसन्

tatastriṁśo dakṣakarṇe śiṣyasyopadiśedguruḥ mahāmantraṁ mahādevyāḥ svahastaṁ śirasi nyasan

Then the guru, placing his own hand upon the disciple's head, should whisper into his right ear the great mantra of the Great Devi, thirty times.

Verse 145 (devibhagavatam.12.7.145)

अष्टोत्तरशतं मन्त्रं शिष्योऽपि प्रजपेन्मुने । दण्डवत्प्रणमेद्भूमौ तं गुरुं देवतात्मकम्

aṣṭottaraśataṁ mantraṁ śiṣyo'pi prajapenmune daṇḍavatpraṇamedbhūmau taṁ guruṁ devatātmakam

O sage, the disciple should then recite the mantra one hundred and eight times, and should prostrate himself flat upon the ground before that guru, of the very nature of the deity.

Verse 146 (devibhagavatam.12.7.146)

सर्वस्वमर्पयेत्तस्मै यावज्जीवमनन्यधीः । ऋत्विग्भ्यो दक्षिणां दत्त्वा ब्राह्मणांश्चापि भोजयेत्

sarvasvamarpayettasmai yāvajjīvamananyadhīḥ ṛtvigbhyo dakṣiṇāṁ dattvā brāhmaṇāṁścāpi bhojayet

He should offer him all that he has, with a mind fixed on him alone, for as long as he lives; the guru should give the priests their fees, and feed the Brahmins,

Verse 147 (devibhagavatam.12.7.147)

सुवासिनीः कुमारीश्च बटुकांश्चैव सर्वशः । दीनानाथान्दरिद्रांश्च वित्तशाठ्यविवर्जितः

suvāsinīḥ kumārīśca baṭukāṁścaiva sarvaśaḥ dīnānāthāndaridrāṁśca vittaśāṭhyavivarjitaḥ

married women, young girls, and youthful students, and the helpless and the poor, giving without any stinginess regarding his wealth.

Verse 148 (devibhagavatam.12.7.148)

कृतार्थतां स्वस्य बुद्ध्वा नित्यमाराधयेन्मनुम् । इति ते कथितः सम्यग्दीक्षाविधिरनुत्तमः

kṛtārthatāṁ svasya buddhvā nityamārādhayenmanum iti te kathitaḥ samyagdīkṣāvidhiranuttamaḥ

Recognizing his own fulfillment, he should worship the mantra daily. Thus has this excellent and complete rite of initiation been told to you.

Verse 149 (devibhagavatam.12.7.149)

विमृश्यैतदशेषेण भज देवीपदाम्बुजम् । नान्यस्तु परमो धर्मो ब्राह्मणस्यात्र विद्यते

vimṛśyaitadaśeṣeṇa bhaja devīpadāmbujam nānyastu paramo dharmo brāhmaṇasyātra vidyate

Having reflected on all of this fully, worship the lotus feet of the Devi; for a Brahmin, there exists no higher dharma than this.

Verse 150 (devibhagavatam.12.7.150)

वैदिकः स्वस्वगृह्योक्तक्रमेणोपदिशेन्मनुम् । तान्त्रिकस्तन्त्ररीत्या तु स्थितिरेषा सनातनी

vaidikaḥ svasvagṛhyoktakrameṇopadiśenmanum tāntrikastantrarītyā tu sthitireṣā sanātanī

One of the Vedic path should impart the mantra according to his own domestic ritual texts; one of the Tantric path should do so by the way of the Tantras — this is the eternal rule.

Verse 151 (devibhagavatam.12.7.151)

तत्तदुक्तप्रयोगांस्ते ते ते कुर्युर्न चान्यथा । श्रीनारायण उवाच । इति सर्वं मयाख्यातं यत्पृष्टं नारद त्वया

tattaduktaprayogāṁste te te kuryurna cānyathā śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca iti sarvaṁ mayākhyātaṁ yatpṛṣṭaṁ nārada tvayā

Each should perform the rites declared for his own path, and not otherwise. Shri Narayana said: Thus all that you asked me, O Narada, has been declared.

Verse 152 (devibhagavatam.12.7.152)

अतः परं पराम्बाया भज नित्यं पदाम्बुजम् । नित्यमाराध्य तच्चाहं निर्वृतिं परमां गतः

ataḥ paraṁ parāmbāyā bhaja nityaṁ padāmbujam nityamārādhya taccāhaṁ nirvṛtiṁ paramāṁ gataḥ

Now, beyond this, ever worship the lotus feet of the Supreme Mother; by worshipping them constantly, I myself have attained the supreme beatitude.

Verse 153 (devibhagavatam.12.7.153)

व्यास उवाच । इति राजन्नारदाय प्रोक्त्वा सर्वमनुत्तमम् । समाधिमीलिताक्षस्तु दध्यौ देवीपदाम्बुजम्

vyāsa uvāca iti rājannāradāya proktvā sarvamanuttamam samādhimīlitākṣastu dadhyau devīpadāmbujam

Vyasa said: Thus, O King, having declared all this most excellent teaching to Narada, Narayana, his eyes closed in samadhi, meditated upon the lotus feet of the Devi.

Verse 154 (devibhagavatam.12.7.154)

नारायणस्तु भगवान् मुनिवर्यशिखामणिः । नारदोऽपि ततो नत्वा गुरुं नारायणं परम् । जगाम सद्यस्तपसे देवीदर्शनलालसः

nārāyaṇastu bhagavān munivaryaśikhāmaṇiḥ nārado'pi tato natvā guruṁ nārāyaṇaṁ param jagāma sadyastapase devīdarśanalālasaḥ

The blessed Narayana is the crest-jewel of the foremost sages. Narada too, having bowed to his supreme guru Narayana, went at once to perform austerities, longing for the vision of the Devi.