ºýò¡Åý¾Éõ

1. ¼烛 - Sit in a squatting position, facing east or north. The hands should be
between the knees. Bend all the fingers other than the thumb and the small finger
slightly so that the palm makes a hollow. Take a very small quantity of water in the palm
and sip, reciting the following three mantras (one sip for each mantra):

µõ «îÔ¾¡Â ÉÁ:
µõ «Éý¾¡Â ÉÁ:
µõ §¸¡Å¢ý¾¡Â ÉÁ:

§¸„Å¡Â ÉÁ: (touch right cheek with right thumb)

ɡὡ ÉÁ: (touch left cheek with right thumb)
Á¡¾Å¡Â ÉÁ: (touch right eye with right ring finger)
§¸¡Å¢ý¾¡Â ÉÁ: (touch left eye with right ring finger)
Å¢‰½§Å ÉÁ: (touch right nostril with right index finger)
ÁÐݾɡ ÉÁ: (touch left nostril with right index finger)
òâŢìÃÁ¡Â ÉÁ: (touch left ear with right small finger)
Å¡ÁÉ¡Â ÉÁ: (touch left ear with right small finger)
‚¾Ã¡Â ÉÁ: (touch right shoulder with right middle finger)
‹Ú„¢§¸„¡Â ÉÁ: (touch left shoulder with right middle finger)
ÀòÁÉ¡À¡Â ÉÁ: (touch naval with right hand)
¾¡§Á¡¾Ã¡Â ÉÁ: (touch head with right hand)

2. ôὡ¡Á Bend the index and middle fingers. Press right nostril with the thumb
and left nostril with the ring finger and the small finger. First draw in the breath through
the left nostril while mentally chanting the following mantra. Then hold the breath,
mentally chanting the same mantra again. Let the breath out through the right nostril,
again mentally chanting the same mantra. These three actions of inhaling, holding the
breath and exhaling, during which the mantra is chanted three times, makes one
praaNaayaama.

µõ â:
µõ ÒÅ:
µõ ÍÅ:
µõ Á†:
µõ ƒÉ:
µõ ¾À:
µõ ºòÂõ
µõ ¾òºÅ¢ÐŧÃñÂõ À÷§¸¡§¾Åî ¾£Á†¢
¾£§Â¡§Â¡É: ô纡¾Â¡ò
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3. ºý¸øÀõ Place the left palm, turned upward, on the right thigh and place the right
palm, turned downward on the left palm. Recite the following mantra :

ÁÁ ¯À¡ò¾ ºÁî¾ Ðâ¾ ‡Â òšá ‚ ÀçÁ‰Åà ôãòÂ÷¾õ (Depending

upon the time of day)
ôá¾: ºýò¡õ ¸Ã¢‰§Â
Áò¡ý†¢¸õ ºýò¡õ ¸Ã¢‰§Â
º¡Âõ ºýò¡õ ¸Ã¢‰§Â

4. Áýòà ô§Ã¡‡½õ Reciting µõ §¸„Å¡Â ÉÁ: , write µõ on water with

finger and touch the spot between the two eyebrows with that finger. Then, while
reciting the first seven of the following nine mantras, sprinkle water on the head with the
ring finger. While reciting the eighth mantra, sprinkle water on the feet. Again sprinkle
water on the head while reciting the ninth mantra.

¬§À¡†¢‰¼¡ Á§Â¡ ÒÅ: | ¾É °÷§ƒ ¾¾¡¾É | Á§†Ã½¡Â º‡§º |

§Â¡Å: „¢Å¾§Á¡Ãº: ¾î À¡ƒÂ§¾ †É: | ¯„¾£Ã¢Å Á¡¾Ã: | ¾îÁ «Ãý¸
Á¡ÁÅ | Â ƒ¢ýž | ¬§À¡ ƒÉ¾ ƒÉ: | µõ â÷ÒÅîÍÅ: ||

Now take a little water in the palm and rotate the palm around the head with the
following mantra

µõ â÷ÒÅîÍÅ:

5. ôá„Éõ Sipping water with mantra

Take a little water in the palm and sip, after reciting the following mantra :

ôá¾: ºýò¡ -

Ý÷‰º Á ÁýÔ‰º ÁýÔ À¾Â‰º ÁýÔìÚ§¾ôÂ

À¡§Àô§Â¡ Çý¾õ
Âò áò÷¡ À¡À Á¡ ¸÷„õ
Áɺ¡ Å¡º¡ †î¾ôÂõ Àòô¡õ ¯¾§Ã½ „¢‰É
áòã: ¾¾¡ ÅÖõÀÐ
Âò ¸¢ýº Ðâ¾õ Á¢
þ¾õ «†õ ÁÁ «õÚ¾ §Â¡¦Éª
Ý÷ ˆ§Â¡¾¢„£ ƒ¤§†¡Á¢ îÅ¡†¡

Áò¡ý† ºýò¡ -

¬À ÒÉýÐ ôÚòÅ£õ ôÚòÅ£ â¾ ÒÉ¡Ð Á¡õ

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Âò ¯º¢‰¼Á§À¡ˆÂõ «º¾õ º ôþ¢ìÆõ îÅ¡†¡

º¡Âõ ºýò¡ -

«ìÉ¢‰º Á ÁýÔ‰º ÁýÔ À¾Â‰º ÁýÔ ìÚ§¾ôÂ

À¡§Àô§Â¡ Çý¾õ
¾‹É À¡ÀÁ ¸÷„õ
Áɺ¡ Å¡º¡ †î¾ôÂõ
À¡¾ôÂõ ¯¾§Ã½ „¢‰É
«†î¾¾ ÅÖõÀÐ
Âò ¸¢ýº¢ò Ðâ¾õ Á¢
þ¾Á†õ Á¡õ «õÚ¾ §Â¡¦Éª
ºò§Â ˆ§Â¡¾¢„£ ƒ¤§†¡Á¢ îÅ¡†¡

6. ¼烛

µõ «îÔ¾¡Â ÉÁ:
µõ «Éý¾¡Â ÉÁ:
µõ §¸¡Å¢ý¾¡Â ÉÁ:

7. ÒÉ: ô§Ã¡‡½õ Sprinkling water again

Sprinkle water on the head with the following mantra:

¾¾¢ìáÅñ½ þ¾¢ ÁýòÃî šÁ§¾Å Ú„¢:

«Û‰Îô ºý¾:
¾¾¢ìኧ¾Å¾¡
«À¡õ ô§Ã¡‡§½ Ţɢ§Â¡¸:

µõ ¾¾¢ìáÅñ§½¡ «¸¡Ã¢„õ
ƒ¢‰§½¡Ã‰Åî šƒ¢É:
ÍÃÀ£ §É¡ Ó¸¡¸Ã¡ò
ôá½ ¬Ôìõ„¢ ¾¡Ã¢„ò
¬§À¡ †¢‰¼¡ Á§Â¡ÒÅ:
¾É °÷§ƒ ¾¾¡¾É
Á§†Ã½¡Â º‡§º
§Â¡Å: „¢Å¾§Á¡ ú:
¾î À¡ƒÂ§¾†É:
¯„¾£Ã¢Å Á¡¾Ã:
¾îÁ¡ «Ãý¸Á¡ÁÅ:
Â¡ ƒ¢ýž
¬§À¡ ƒÉ¾¡ºÉ:
µõ â÷ÒÅîÍÅ:
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ºÓòþ¡÷½Å¡ ¾¾¢ ºõÅòŧá «ƒ¡Â¾
«§†¡ áòáɢ Å¢¾¾ò Å¢îÅîÂÁ¢„§¾¡ ź¢
Ý÷ ºýòÃÁ¡¦ºª ¾¾¡ Âò â÷ÅÁ¸øÀÂò
¾¢Åýº ôÚòÅ£õ ºý¾Ã¢‰Á§¾¡ ÍÅ

8. «÷ì ôþ¡Éõ Offering water

Morning - Stand facing east.
Noon - Stand facing north and do the same twice
Evening - Squat facing west and do the same three times

Take plenty of water in both palms and raising the heels a little, pour the water down
through the tips of the fingers other than the thumb reciting the following mantra. This is
to be done three times.

µõ â÷ÒÅîÍÅ: ¾òºÅ¢Ð÷ŧÃñÂõ |
À÷§¸¡ §¾Åî ¾£Á†¢ ¾£§Â¡ §Â¡É: ô纡¾Â¡ò ||

9. ôቺ¢¾ «÷ìÂõ Offering of water in atonement for failure to perform the

worship at the proper time

Do praaNaayama once, as in 2nd step. Then offer arghya once, as in 8th step.
Then reciting Om Bhoorbhuvassuvaha turn round once and sprinkle a little
water around you.

ôá¾: ºýò¡ -

µõ ¾ò ¸îº ùÚòÆ¡ý | ¯¾¡Â «À¢Ý÷ º÷Å¡ý ¾¾£ýòà §¾ Å¡§º

Áò¡ý† ºýò¡ -

µõ ¯ò§¸òòÀ£ ‰Õ¾Á¡¸õ ùÚ„À¡õ É÷ÂÀº¢õ

«î¾Ã§Á„¢ Ý÷Â

º¡Âõ ºýò¡ -
µõ É ¾î Á¡ ¡ºÉ¡
âÒ㺣¾¡ Á÷ò §Â¡ «ìɧ ¾¾º †ù¾¡¾¢À¢:

10. ³ì¡ۺý¾¡Éõ Meditation on the identity of the individual self and the
Supreme Self. Sit down, close the eyes and mentally chant –

«ºÅ¡¾¢ò§Â¡ ôËÁ ô˨Á ņõ «îÁ¢

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11. §¾Å ¾÷À½õ Offering of water to the gods
Morning: Squat, facing east.
Noon: Squat, facing north.
Evening: Squat, facing north
Pour water through the finger tips of both hands reciting the following mantras -

¬¾¢òÂõ ¾÷À¡Á¢
§º¡Áõ ¾÷À¡Á¢
«ý¸¡Ã¸õ ¾÷À¡Á¢
Ò¾õ ¾÷À¡Á¢
ôÚ†îÀ¾¢õ ¾÷À¡Á¢
„¤ìÃõ ¾÷À¡Á¢
„¨É‰ºÃõ ¾÷À¡Á¢
ᆤõ ¾÷À¡Á¢
§¸Ðõ ¾÷À¡Á¢
§¸„Åõ ¾÷À¡Á¢
ɡá½õ ¾÷À¡Á¢
Á¡¾Åõ ¾÷À¡Á¢
§¸¡Å¢ý¾õ ¾÷À¡Á¢
Å¢‰Ïõ ¾÷À¡Á¢
ÁÐݾÉõ ¾÷À¡Á¢
òâŢìÃÁõ ¾÷À¡Á¢
Å¡ÁÉõ ¾÷À¡Á¢
‚¾Ãõ ¾÷À¡Á¢
‹Ú„¢§¸„õ ¾÷À¡Á¢
ÀòÁÉ¡Àõ ¾÷À¡Á¢
¾¡§Á¡¾Ãõ ¾÷À¡Á¢

12. ƒÀ ºý¸øÀ
Sit on a wooden plank or small carpet. The eyes should be half-closed and the mind
should be concentrated on the mantras which are to be recited mentally.
Morning: Sit facing east.
Noon: Sit facing north.
Evening: Sit facing west
The vessel of water should be kept in front. First chant

„¤ìÄ¡õÀþÃõ Å¢‰Ïõ „„¢Å÷½õ ºÐ÷Òƒõ

ôúýÉ Å¾Éõ ò¡§Âò º÷ŠŢì§É¡À„¡ý¾§Â

12.1 - ôὡ¡Á
µõ â:
µõ ÒÅ:
µõ ÍÅ:

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µõ Á†:
µõ ƒÉ:
µõ ¾À:
µõ ºòÂõ
µõ ¾òºÅ¢Ð÷ ŧÃñÂõ À÷§¸¡ §¾Åî ¾£Á†¢ ¾£§Â¡ §Â¡É: ô纡¾Â¡ò
¶õ ¬§À¡ˆ§Â¡¾¢Ãº «õÚ¾õ ôËÁ â÷ÒÅîÍŧáõ

Now chant the following, with the left palm facing upward on right thigh, and right palm
facing downward on top of left palm –
ÁÁ ¯À¡ò¾ ºÁî¾ Ðâ¾ ‡Â òšá ‚ ÀçÁ‰Åà ôãòÂ÷¾õ

ôá¾: - ôá¾: ºýò¡ ¸¡Âòã Á†¡Áýòà ƒÀõ ¸Ã¢‰§Â

Áò¡ý† - Áò¡ý†¢¸ ¸¡Âòã Á†¡Áýòà ƒÀõ ¸Ã¢‰§Â
º¡Âõ - º¡Âõ ºýò¡ ¸¡Âòã Á†¡Áýòà ƒÀõ ¸Ã¢‰§Â

13. ôýŠƒÀõ

ôýÅî ڄ¢ ôËÁ recite, touching the head with the fingers of the right hand
§¾Å£ ¸¡Âòã ºý¾: recite, touching the upper lip

ÀÃÁ¡òÁ¡ §¾Å¾¡ recite, touching the chest

âá¾¢ ºô¾ ù¡‹Ú¾£É¡õ «òâ ôÚÌ Ìòº ź¢‰¼ ¦¸ª¾Á ¸¡‰ÂÀ

¬ý¸£Ãº Ú„Â: recite, touching the head

¸¡Âòã ¯‰É¢¸ «Û‰Îô ôÚ†¾¢ Àýì¾¢ òâ‰Îô ƒ¸òÂ: ºý¾¡õº¢

recite, touching the upper lip

«ìÉ¢ Å¡Ô «÷¸ Å¡¸£„ ÅÕ½ þýòà މ§Å§¾Å §¾Å¾¡: recite,

touching the chest

13.1 - ôὡ¡Á (3 times)

µõ â:
µõ ÒÅ:
µõ ÍÅ:
µõ Á†:
µõ ƒÉ:
µõ ¾À:
µõ ºòÂõ
µõ ¾òºÅ¢ÐŧÃñÂõ À÷§¸¡§¾Åî ¾£Á†¢
¾£§Â¡§Â¡É: ô纡¾Â¡ò
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14. ¸¡Âò㠬š†Éõ Invoking Gaayatri

«ÂÐ þ¾¢ «ÛÅ¡¸î šÁ§¾Å Ú„¢: recite, touching the head

«Û‰Îô ºý¾: recite, touching the upper lip
¸¡Âòã §¾Å¾¡ recite, touching the chest

With the following mantras invoke gaayatri devi in the heart by means of the
aavaahani mudra

µõ þò§Â¸¡‡Ãõ ôËÁ¡ «ìÉ¢÷ §¾Å¾¡ ôËÁ¡ ôãòÂ÷¾õ

¸¡ÂòÃõ ºý¾õ ÀÃÁ¡òÁõ îÅåÀõ º¡ˆÂõ Ţɢ§Â¡¸õ
¬ÂÐ Åþ¡ §¾Å¢ «‡òÃõ ôËÁ ºõ†¢¾õ
¸¡Âòâ ºý¾ºõ Á§¾¾õ ôËÁ ƒ¤„îÅÉ
°§ƒ¡º¢, º§†¡º¢, ÀÄÁº¢, ô烡º¢, §¾Å¡É¡õ ¾¡Á É¡Á¡º¢ Å¢‰ÅÁº¢,
Å¢‰Å¡Ô º÷ÅÁº¢, º÷Å¡Ô «À¢â§Ã¡õ, ¸¡Âòãõ ¬Å†Â¡Á¢, º¡Å¢òãõ
¬Å¡†Â¡Á¢
ºÃõ ¬Å¡†Â¡Á¢, ºý¾ Ú„¢É¡õ ¬Å¡†Â¡Á¢, ‰Ã¢Âõ ¬Å¡†Â¡Á¢,
¸¡Âò÷ ¸¡Âò≺ý§¾¡ Å¢‰Å¡Á¢òà ڄ¢:
ºÅ¢¾¡ §¾Å¾¡
«ìÉ¢÷ Ó¸õ ôËÁ, „¢§Ã¡ Å¢‰Ï, ‹Ú¾Â ÕòÃ, „¢¸¡ ôÚòÅ£, §Â¡É¢
ôá½ «À¡É ù¡§É¡ ¾¡É ºÁ¡§É¡ ºôὡ ‰§Å¾ Å÷½,
ºýìÂÂ¡É º§¸¡òÃ, ¸¡Âòâ ºÐ÷ Å¢„ò‡à òâÀ¾ ºòÕ„¢ Àýº
„£÷§„¡ÀÉÂ§É Å¢É¢§Â¡¸:

15. ¸¡Âòã ý¡ºõ

º¡Å¢ò÷ ڄ¢: Å¢‰Å¡Á¢òÃ: recite, touching the head

É¢îÕò¸¡Âòã ºý¾: recite, touching the upper lip
ºÅ¢¾¡ §¾Å¾¡ recite, touching the chest

16. ¸¡Âòã ƒÀõ (108 times) Gaayatri japa –

Morning : Stand facing east, the palms joined and held in front of your face
Noon : Stand or sit facing east, the joined palms in front of the chest
Evening : Sit facing west, the joined palms in front of your navel

The hands should be covered with the angavastra, or a piece of cloth. The mantra
should be
chanted mentally without movement of the lips.

µõ â÷ÒÅîÅ: ¾òºÅ¢Ð÷ŧÃñÂõ

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17. ¸¡Âòã ¯ÀÉõ Prayer to Gaayatri to return to Her abode

First do praaNaayaama once, sitting down.
Then stand up, facing the same direction as in step 16, join the palms and recite :

17.1 ôὡ¡Á

17.2 ôá¾: ºýò¡õ ¯ÀÉõ ¸Ã¢‰§Â (ôá¾: ºýò¡)

¬¾¢òÂõ ¯ÀÉõ ¸Ã¢‰§Â (Áò¡ý†¢¸õ ºýò¡)
º¡Âõ ºýò¡ ¯ÀÉõ ¸Ã¢‰§Â (º¡Âõ ºýò¡)

18. Ý÷ ¯ÀÉõ Prayer to Sun to return to His abode

Stand facing the same direction in which the japa is done, join the palms and salute the
Paramaatman who is shining in the centre of the rising sun.

18.1 - ôὡ¡Á

18.2 - ôá¾: ºýò¡ - Á¢òÃî º÷„É¢ òÕ§¾¡ ¬§Å¡ §¾Åɡº¢

òÔõÉõ º¢òà ‰ÃÅî¾Áõ
Á¢ò§Ã¡ ƒÉ¡ý ¾¡Â¾¢ ôÕÅ¡§É¡ Á¢ò§Ã¡ ¾¾¡Ã ôÚòÅ£õ ¯¾òÂõ
Á¢òà îÚ‰Ê÷ É¢Á¢„¡ «À¢‰§¼ Á¢òá †ùÂõ ìվňƒ¤§†¡¾¡
ôÄÁ¢òà Á÷§¾¡ «îÐ ôÃÂîÅ¡ý Âî¾ ¬¾¢ò „¢‡¾¢ ùÚ§¾É
É †ý§¾ É ƒ£Â§¾ ò§Å¡§¾¡ ºýÉÁ «§†¡ «î§É¡ðÂõ¾¢§¾¡ É
àþ

Áò¡ý†¢¸õ - ¬ìÚ‰§½¡ É Ãƒº¡ Å÷¾Á¡§É¡ É¢§Å„Âý «õÚ¾õ

Á÷òÂýº
†¢Ãñ§ÉÉ ºÅ¢¾¡ 羧ɡ §¾§Å¡ ¾¢ ÒÅÉ¨É À‰Âý¾º‡¤÷
§¾Å†¢¾õ ÒÃºìà ӺÃò
À‰§ÂÁ „þ¡õ „¾õ
ƒ£§ÅÁ „þ¡õ „¾õ
†õº „¤º¢„ò ÅÍ÷ «ý¾Ã£‡ ºò §†¡¾¡ §Å¾¢„¾¾¢÷ ò§Ã¡½ ºò
ýÚ„òÅúò Ú¾ºò ù§Â¡Á¡º ¾ôƒ §¸¡ƒ Ú¾ƒ ¬ò⃠ھõ ôÚ†¡ò

¯ÐòÂõ ƒ¡¾ §Å¾ºõ §¾Åõ ņý¾¢ §†¾Å òÚ§„ Å¢îÅ Ý÷Âõ

«Àò§Â ¾Â§Å¡ ¾¡ ɇòÃÂýòÂìÐÀ¢
„¥Ã¡Â Å¢‰Å¡º‡§º

º¢òáý §¾Å¡É¡õ ¯¾¸¾¡É£¸õ º‡¤÷ Á¢òÃî Åս§»

¬ôÃòÂÅ ôÚòÅ£ «ý¾Ã¢‡ Ý÷ ¬òÁ ƒ¸¾î¾î Єº
¾ò Ý÷Âî §¾ÅòÅõ ¾ý Á†¢òÅõ
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§¾¾ Ôì¾ †Ã¢¾¡º º¾î¾ò
¬òÃòâ Å¡º î¾¡Û §¾ «î¨Á:
¾ýÁ¢òÃî ÅսÀ¢ º§‡
Ý÷§Â¡ åÀõ ìÚϧ¾ ò¦Âª åÀ

º¡Âõ ºýò¡ -

þÁõ §Á ÅÕ½ ‰Õ¾¢ †Å Áò º õڼ òÅ¡õ ÁÅîÔ Ã¡º§¸

¾òÅ¡Á¢ ôËÁ½ Åý¾Á¡Éº ¾¾º¡î§¾ ƒÁ¡§É¡ †Å¢÷À¢
«§†ÇÁ¡§É¡ ÅÕ§½† §À¡òÔÕº º Á¡ É ¬Ô ôçÁ¡„¢
Â¾¢§¾ Å¢§„¡ ¾¡ ôç¾Å ÅÕ½ ùþõ
Á¢É¢Áº¢ òÂÅ¢ òÂÅ¢
Âò ¸¢ý§º¾õ ÅÕ½ ¨¾ù§Â ƒ§É «À¢ò§Ã¡†õ ÁÛ‰ÂîºÃÁº¢
«º¢¾£ Âò ¾Å ¾÷Á §Â¡§Â¡À¢Á¡ Á¡ Éî¾îÁ §¾É§º¡ §¾Å ãâ„
¸¢¾ Å¡§º¡ Âò ãâÒ÷ É ¾£Å¢ Âò Å¡¸ ºò ӾÂýÉ Å¢òÁ
º÷Å¡¾¡ Å¢‰Â º¢¾¢§ÃÅ §¾Å¾¡ §¾ î¡Á ÅÕ½ ôâº

19. ºÁ‰Ê «À¢Å¡¾Éõ Prostration to all

Stand facing the same direction as in step 18. Turn round to the next direction after
each of the first four mantras. Then stand facing the original direction for the remaining
mantras, palms joined :

ºýò¡¨Â ÉÁ:
º¡Å¢ò÷¨Â ÉÁ:
¸¡Âò÷¨Â ÉÁ:
ºÃîÅò¨Â ÉÁ:
º÷§Åô§Â¡ §¾Å¾¡ô§Â¡ ɧÁ¡ ÉÁ:
¸¡§Á¡ ¸÷§„ò ÁýÔ÷ ¸÷§„ò ɧÁ¡ ÉÁ:

ôÃÅà - Example (¬ý¸£Ãº, À¡÷†îÀòÂ, À¡ÃòÅ¡ƒ òã Ú§„Â

ôÃÅáýÅ¢¾, À¡ÃòÅ¡ƒ §¸¡òÃ, «‰Å¢Ä¡ÂÉ ÝòÃ, Úì§Å¾ «ò¡Â, ....
„÷Á½¡õ «†õ «îÁ¢§À¡)

«À¢Å¡¾§Â ... Ú§„ ôÃÅáýÅ¢¾

........§¸¡òÃ
.........ÝòÃ
......... §Å¾ «ò¡Â
....... „÷Á½¡õ «†õ «îÁ¢§À¡

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20. ¾¢ì§¾Å¾¡ Åý¾Éõ Prostration to the deities of the directions.Stand facing the
same direction as in step 16, Turn round and make obeisance to the deities of the four
directions etc :

ôáî¨Â ¾¢§„ ÉÁ:

¾‡¢½¡¨Â ¾¢§„ ÉÁ:
ôþ£î¨Â ¾¢§„ ÉÁ:
¯¾£î¨Â ¾¢§„ ÉÁ:

°÷òÅ¡Â ÉÁ:
¬¾¡Ã¡Â ÉÁ:
«ý¾Ã¢‡¡Â ÉÁ:
âõ¨Â ÉÁ:
ôËÁ§½ ÉÁ:
Å¢‰Å§É ÉÁ:
õÚòԧŠÉÁ:

21. ÂÁ Åý¾Éõ Prostration to the Lord of Death

Stand facing south, palms joined

ÂÁ¡Â ÉÁ:
ÂÁ¡Â ¾÷Áს õÚòԧŠº «ý¾¸¡Â º
¨ÅÅîž¡Â ¸¡Ä¡Â º÷Å â¾ ‡Â¡Â º
¶ÎõÀá ¾ìɡ ɣġ ÀçÁ‰Ê§É
ùÚ§¸¡¾Ã¡Â º¢òá º¢òÃÌô¾¡Â ¨Å ÉÁ:

º¢òà Ìô¾¡Â ¨Å ÉÁ: µõ ÉÁ: þ¾¢

22. †Ã¢†Ã Åý¾Éõ Prostration to Harihara. Stand facing west

Ú¾¸õ ºòÂõ Àà ôËÁ ÒÕ„õ ìÚ‰½ À¢ý¸Çõ

°÷òŧþõ Å¢åÀ¡‡õ Å¢‰Å åÀ¡Â ¨Å ÉÁ:

Å¢‰Å åÀ¡Â ¨Å ÉÁ: µõ ÉÁ: þ¾¢

23. Ý÷ ɡá½ Åý¾Éõ

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Sit down, take a little water in the palm and pour it down through the fingers after
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Chanting the following mantra, sprinkle a little water at the spot where the japa was
performed. Then touch that spot with the ring finger and touch the forehead between the
eyebrows.

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