Listen, as the sacred rites and forms of worship are revealed in their proper order, and the divine manifestations of the Lord are praised. In the east and northeast, one is to assign the bow and arrows, and the seat accompanied by the Vedas and other sacred texts. There, a stone with twelve spokes is to be placed, marking the beginning of the third worship. Upon this, an eight-spoked lotus is to be drawn, and the teacher and others are to be worshipped as before. After offering the seat with eight spokes, the stone is placed in the same manner. With this arrangement, worship is to be performed in ten distinct ways, invoking also the Gāyatrī and Jitā mantras. The Blessed Lord then spoke: “Om. Hear now of My forms. First is Keśava, who holds the lotus, conch, discus, and mace. To his right is Nārāyaṇa, with conch, lotus, mace, and discus. Next is Mādhava, the mace-holder, lord with conch and lotus, to whom I bow. Govinda, powerful and radiant, bears the discus, mace, lotus, and conch. Śrīgadī, the giver of liberation, is Padmī, Śaṅkhī, and Viṣṇu, the disc-bearer. I honor Madhusūdana, who holds the conch, discus, lotus, and mace. With devotion, one worships Trivikrama, Padmagadī, Cakrī, and Śaṅkhī. Vāmana, holding conch, discus, mace, and lotus, is ever our protector. Śrīdhara, the giver of the path, is Padmī, Cakraśārṅgī, and Śaṅkhī. Padmanabha, the boon-giver, bears the conch, lotus, discus, and mace. Damodara, holding the lotus, conch, mace, and discus, is bowed to in reverence. Vasudeva, wielder of the mace, conch, and discus, sustains the world. Sankarshana, with mace, conch, lotus, and discus, is invoked for protection. Pradyumna, the lord, holds the mace, discus, conch, and lotus; Aniruddha, with discus, mace, conch, and lotus, likewise grants protection. The Lord of the gods is adorned with lotus and conch, glorious with the mace, supreme among men; Adhokshaja, holding lotus, mace, conch, and discus, is invoked for protection. I bow to Narasimha, the god who bears the discus, lotus, mace, and conch. Acyuta, glorious and steadfast, wields the mace, lotus, discus, and conch, and is our protector. In the form of a child, Upendra holds the conch and mace, as well as the discus and lotus. Janardana is depicted holding the lotus, discus, conch, and mace. Hari, holding the conch, lotus, and discus, wields the mighty Kaumodaki mace. Krishna, with conch, mace, lotus, and discus, grants both enjoyment and liberation. Know that Vasudeva is the primordial form; from him arose Sankarshana; from Sankarshana came Pradyumna; and from Pradyumna, Aniruddha. The distinctions of the Lord, beginning with Kesava, are each threefold in order, and the twelve-syllable hymn is possessed of twenty-four forms. Whoever recites or hears this, remaining pure, attains all blessings. The Blessed Lord continued: “I will tell you of the ten avatars, beginning with Matsya. Matsya takes the form of a fish, while Kurma assumes the form of a tortoise. The form of a man is fashioned for Varaha, who bears the mace and other weapons; to the right or left, place the conch, or Lakshmi, or the lotus. Lakshmi is placed on the left side of Kurma, and the earth at both feet. By establishing Varaha, one attains sovereignty and crosses the ocean of existence. Narasimha, with mouth wide open, tears the demon upon his left thigh; he is adorned with a garland and bears the shining discus and mace. Vamana is depicted with an umbrella and staff, or may be four-armed. Rama holds a bow, sword, and axe, and is remembered as bearing bow and arrows, sword, conch, or as two-armed. He may also be depicted with a mace and plough, or as four-armed. On his upper left, place the plough; below, the beautiful conch; on the upper right, the mace; and below, the beautiful discus. Kalki, accompanied by grass and bow, is the twice-born destroyer of the mlecchas; or, he is seen mounted on a horse, holding sword, conch, discus, and arrows. Now hear of the nine forms beginning with Vāsudeva: on the upper right, the mace; on the upper left, the supreme discus. Brahmā and Īśa are always at his sides, and Vāsudeva is as before, holding a conch and the boon-giving gesture, and may be two-armed or four-armed. Rama is remembered as holding a plough and a pestle. Pradyumna holds a thunderbolt in his right hand, a conch in the left, and a bow. Pradyumna is sometimes surrounded by maces at the neck, or else holds a bow and arrow. Aniruddha is four-armed, as is the glorious Nārāyaṇa. Brahmā is four-faced and four-armed, with a broad belly; his hair is tied in a hanging tuft, and he rides upon a swan. In his right hand, he holds a rosary or ladle; in his left, a water-pot. Sarasvatī and Sāvitrī are at his left and right. Viṣṇu, eight-armed, rides Garuḍa. In his right hand, a sword; in the left, a mace, arrow, boon-giving gesture, bow, and shield. Narasimha is four-armed, holding discus and conch, or conch and discus, having torn apart the great demon. Varāha is four-armed, holding Śeṣa in his palm; with one arm he supports the earth, and in his left hand he holds a lotus. The earth is placed at his foot, and Lakṣmī is established at his feet; the eight-armed form riding Garuḍa is on the right. In his left hand, he holds discus, sword, pestle, and goad; conch, bow, mace, noose, lotus, and lute are also included. Lakṣmī and Sarasvatī are depicted, and the universal form is on the right. In his hand, a mallet, noose, spear, trident, and arrow; in the left, conch, bow, mace, noose, and javelin; plough, axe, staff, knife, and shield for throwing. He is twenty-armed and four-faced, standing on the right and left, with three eyes at the left side, and also reclining on the waters. Thus are the forms and worships of the Lord described, each with their divine attributes and attendants, as befits the glory of the Supreme.