In accordance with sacred tradition, offerings of clothing, the holy thread, and food are made, each presented with the proper rites and reverence. In this worship, the deities are honored: Ganesha, the remover of obstacles; the radiant Sun; the sacred Fire; Vishnu, the sustainer; Shiva, the auspicious one; and Parvati, the divine mother. Now, listen to the meditation upon Savitri, as it is to be performed at midday. One envisions the goddess radiant like molten gold, her brilliance shining with the energy of Brahma. Her face is gentle and pleasing, adorned with a tranquil smile and sparkling jeweled ornaments. She is the giver of happiness and liberation, peaceful and beautiful, the very creator of the worlds. Presiding over the Vedas, she embodies the very essence of the sacred scriptures. Having thus meditated upon her, the devotee places a flower upon their own head, and then proceeds to offer the sixteen forms of worship, each accompanied by Vedic mantras: a seat for the goddess, water for washing her feet, water for offering, water for bathing, and fragrant ointments. Clothing and ornaments are presented, along with garlands, sweet fragrances, and water for sipping. These offerings may be made of sandalwood, or crafted from gold and other precious materials, each one bringing great merit and delight. Sacred water and water for the feet are offered, pure and pleasing, accompanied by durva grass, flowers, and grains of rice. Fragrant amla oil is given to enhance the goddess’s beauty, its scent originating from the Malaya mountains, further increasing her radiance. All these substances are auspicious and pleasing, imparting a divine fragrance, and worthy of being seen by the world, for their very sight brings brilliance. These offerings bring satisfaction, nourishment, and delight, removing all hunger. Betel leaves, excellent and fragrant with camphor and other scents, are offered—cool, perfumed, and quenching thirst. Such offerings enhance beauty and increase the splendor of the assembly. They are bound with gold and other materials, always bestowing prosperity, and adorned with various flowers and creepers of many colors. Each is a form of all-auspiciousness, granting all blessings, pure and bestowing purity, greatly pleasing to the pure. Ornaments made from precious gems, combined with flowers and sandalwood, are given, crafted from the wood of various trees and endowed with many forms. Vermilion, excellent and pleasing, is offered to beautify the forehead, joined with purified knots made from sacred threads. When all these offerings have been made as prescribed, the wise recite the sacred hymn: the Savitri mantra, ending in the fourth case and concluding with “born from fire.” With the sacred syllables Śrīṃ, Hrīṃ, Klīṃ, Svāhā to Savitri, listen now to the tale of how the sustaining of the Brahmins was established. Long ago in Goloka, Krishna gave the Savitri mantra to Brahma. By Krishna’s command, Brahma, filled with devotion, encircled the Mother of the Vedas. The prayer continues: “Become pleased, O beautiful one, in the form of the birth of the twice-born. O eternal one, ever-beloved goddess, whose nature is perpetual bliss. O embodiment of all forms, essence of the Brahmin’s mantras, supreme among the supreme. To burn away the sins of Brahmins, you are like a blazing flame of fire. Whatever sin a Brahmin commits by body, mind, or speech—” Thus is the goddess invoked, her grace sought to purify and uplift all who worship her with devotion.