आस्तीर्य दर्भांस्तत्रैव न्यसेत्कूर्चं सलक्षणम् । आधारशक्तिमारभ्य पीठमन्वन्तमर्चयेत्
Spread darbha grass there and place the marked kūrca; beginning with the foundation power, worship the seat and its attendant powers.
निर्व्रणं कुम्भमादायाप्यस्त्राद्भिः क्षालितान्तरम् । तन्तुना वेष्टयेत्तं तु त्रिगुणेनारुणेन च
Take a flawless pot, cleanse its interior with weapon-mantras, and wrap it with a thread of three strands, colored red.
नवरत्नोदरं कूर्चयुतं गन्धादिपूजितम् । स्थापयेत्तत्र पीठे तु तारमन्त्रेण देशिकः
Place it on the seat, filled with nine gems, kūrca, and worshipped with fragrance and so forth, using the tāra-mantra, O teacher.
ऐक्यं कुम्भस्य पीठस्य भावयेत्पूरयेत्ततः । मातृकां प्रतिलोमेन जपंस्तीर्थोदकैर्मुने
Contemplate the unity of the pot and the seat, then fill it; recite the syllabary in reverse, O sage, using sacred waters.
मूलमन्त्रं च सञ्जप्य पूरयेद्देवताधिया । अश्वत्थपनसाम्राणां कोमलैर्नवपल्लवैः
Reciting the root mantra, he should fill the vessel with devotion to the deity, using tender new leaves of sacred fig, palmyra, and mango trees.
छादयेत्कुम्भवदनं चषकं सफलाक्षतम् । संस्थापयेत मतिमान् वस्त्रयुग्मेन वेष्टयेत्
He should cover the mouth of the pot with a cup containing fruit and unbroken rice, place it with care, and wrap it with a pair of clean cloths.
प्राणस्थापनमन्त्रेण प्राणस्थापनमाचरेत् । आवाहनादिमुद्राभिर्मोदयेद्देवतां पराम्
With the prāṇasthāpana mantra, he should perform the establishment of life, and with the gestures for invocation and so forth, he should gladden the supreme goddess.
ध्यायेत्तां परमेशानीं कल्पोक्तेन प्रकारतः । स्वागतं कुशलप्रश्नं देव्या अग्रे समुच्चरेत्
He should meditate on that supreme Lady as prescribed in the rite, and in the presence of the Goddess, offer words of welcome and inquire about her well-being.
पाद्यं दद्यात्ततोऽप्यर्घ्यं ततश्चाचमनीयकम् । मधुपर्कं च साभ्यङ्गं देव्यै स्नानं निवेदयेत्
Then he should offer water for washing the feet, then arghya, then water for sipping, and present to the Goddess a bath with scented substances and unguents, along with madhuparka.
वाससी च ततो दद्याद्रक्ते क्षौमे सुनिर्मले । नानामणिगणाकीर्णानाकल्पान्कल्पयेत्ततः
After that, he should offer garments—pure, red silk—and then adorn her with various ornaments studded with many kinds of jewels.
मनुना पुटितैर्वर्णैर्मातृकाया विधानतः । देव्या अङ्गेषु विन्यस्य चन्दनाद्यैः समर्चयेत्
With the letters of the mātṛkā, purified by mantra as prescribed, he should apply sandal and other substances to the limbs of the Goddess and worship her.
गन्धः कालागुरुभवः कर्पूरेण समन्वितः । काश्मीरं चन्दनं चापि कस्तूरीसहितं मुने
The fragrance should be from agaru, mixed with camphor, and also include saffron, sandalwood, and musk, O sage.
कुन्दपुष्पादिपुष्पाणि परदेव्यै समर्पयेत् । धूपोऽगुरुपुरुव्रातोशीरचन्दनशर्कराः
He should offer to the supreme Goddess jasmine and other flowers, and incense made from aguru, guggul, usīra, sandal, and sugar.
मधुमिश्राः स्मृता देव्याः प्रिया धूपात्मना सदा । दीपाननेकान्दत्त्वाथ नैवेद्यं दर्शयेत्सुधीः
Incense mixed with honey is always considered dear to the Goddess; then, after offering many lamps, the wise one should present the food offering.
प्रतिद्रव्यं जलं दद्यात्प्रोक्षणीस्थं न चान्यथा । ततः कुर्यादङ्गपूजां कल्पोक्तावरणानि च
For each item, he should offer water for sprinkling, never omitting it; then he should perform the worship of the limbs and the coverings as prescribed in the rite.
साङ्गां देवीमथाभ्यर्च्य वैश्वदेवं ततश्चरेत् । दक्षिणे स्थण्डिलं कृत्वा तत्राधाय हुताशनम्
Having worshipped the Goddess with all her limbs, he should then perform the Vaiśvadeva rite; placing the fire on the southern altar, he should establish the sacred fire there.
मूर्तिस्थां देवतां तत्रावाह्य संपूज्य च क्रमात् । तारव्याहृतिभिर्हुत्वा मूलमन्त्रेण वै ततः
He should invoke the deity present in the image there and worship her in order; then, with the vyāhṛti syllables and the root mantra, he should make offerings.
पञ्चविंशतिवारं तु पायसेन ससर्पिषा । हुनेत्पश्चाद्व्याहृतिभिः पुनश्च जुहुयान्मुने
He should offer, with clarified butter and milk-rice, twenty-five oblations, and afterwards, O sage, again make offerings with the vyāhṛtis.
गन्धाद्यैरर्चयित्वा च देवीं पीठे तु योजयेत् । वह्निं विसृज्य हविषा परितो विकिरेद्बलिम्
After worshipping the Goddess with fragrances and such, he should seat her on the throne; dismissing the fire with the offering, he should scatter the bali offering all around.
देवतायाः पार्षदेभ्यो गन्धपुष्पादिसंयुतान् । पञ्चोपचारान्दत्त्वाथ ताम्बूलं छत्रचामरे
He should then offer the five services, accompanied by fragrance and flowers, to the attendants of the deity, and present betel, umbrella, and fan.
दद्याद्देव्यै ततो मन्त्रं सहस्रावृत्तितो जपेत् । जपं समर्प्य चैशान्यां विकिरे दिशि संस्थिते
Then he should offer the mantra to the Goddess, reciting it a thousand times; having completed the recitation, he should scatter it in the direction where Īśānī is established.
कर्करीं स्थापयेत्तस्यां दुर्गामावाह्य पूजयेत् । रक्ष रक्षेति चोच्चार्य नालमुक्तेन वारिणा
He should set up a winnowing basket, invoke Durgā there, and worship her, uttering 'Protect, protect,' and with water not previously used for washing the mouth.
अस्त्रमन्त्रं जपन्देशं सेचयेत्तु प्रदक्षिणम् । कर्करीं स्थापयेत्स्थाने पूजयेच्चास्त्रदेवताम्
Reciting the weapon-mantra, he should sprinkle the place in a clockwise direction; he should place the water-pot in its proper position and worship the presiding deity of the weapon-mantra.
पश्चाद्गुरुस्तु शिष्येण सह भुञ्जीत वाग्यतः । तस्यां रात्रौ तु तद्वेद्यां निद्रां कुर्यात्प्रयत्नतः
Afterwards, the teacher, together with the disciple, should eat in silence; during that night, in that same place, they should carefully sleep.
श्रीनारायण उवाच ततः कुण्डस्य संस्कारं स्थण्डिलस्य च वा मुने । प्रवक्ष्यामि समासेन यथाविधि विधानतः
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: O sage, now I will briefly explain, according to the proper method, the consecration of the fire-pit and the sacrificial ground.
मूलमन्त्रं समुच्चार्य वीक्षयेदस्त्रमन्त्रतः । प्रोक्षयेत्ताडनं कुर्यात्तेनैव कवचेन तु
Uttering the root-mantra, he should gaze with the weapon-mantra, sprinkle, strike, and protect with that very kavaca (protective mantra).
अभ्युक्षणं समुद्दिष्टं तिस्रस्तिस्रस्ततः परम् । प्रागग्रा उदगग्राश्च लिखेल्लेखाः समन्ततः
Sprinkling is prescribed three times, and then three times more; he should draw lines all around, some facing east and some facing north.
प्रणवेन समभ्युक्ष्य पीठं देव्याः समर्चयेत् । आधारशक्तिमारभ्य पीठमन्त्रावसानकम्
Sprinkling the seat with the praṇava (Oṃ), he should worship the seat of the Goddess, beginning with the support-power and ending with the seat-mantra.
तस्मिन्पीठे समावाह्य शिवौ परमकारणौ । गन्धाद्यैरुपचारैश्च पूजयेत्तौ समाहितः
On that seat, invoking Śiva and Śakti, the supreme causes, he should worship them with sandal and other offerings, with focused mind.
देवीं ध्यायेदृतुस्नातां संसक्तां शङ्करेण तु । कामातुरां तयोः क्रीडां किञ्चित्कालं विभावयेत्
He should meditate on the Goddess, freshly bathed after her period, united with Śaṅkara, overwhelmed by desire, and contemplate their play for a while.