Having first meditated upon all the sacred elements and performed the proper worship, the devotee then begins to display the mudrās, the ritual hand gestures. The reverential gesture is performed with deep engagement of the heart, raising the right hand. In this, the thumb of the left hand stands upright, as prescribed. By skillfully employing the little finger and the others, the eight mudrās are formed in their proper sequence. To make these, three fingers—from the thumb to the little finger—are bent in a specific manner. With the left hand extended upward, it is gently rotated, marking another ritual movement. Next, both fists are extended and released one after another in a straight line. Then, with both fists closed, the same is done in succession. Alongside these gestures, the first, second, penultimate, and last syllables are invoked, accompanied by the mantras: praṇava, tat, sat, huṃ, kṣauṃ, and bhūḥ. Each mantra is associated with a color: white, red, yellow, blue, dark, and crimson. Further syllables and names are recited—Kaṃ, ṭaṃ, paṃ, śaṃ, Garuḍa, sya, jaṃ, khaṃ, vaṃ, Sudarśana; Ghaṃ, ḍhaṃ, bhaṃ, ṅaṃ, Śrī, gaṃ, jaṃ, vaṃ, śaṃ, Puṣṭikā; Chaṃ, ḍaṃ, paṃ, yaṃ, Kaustubha, Ananta, and the speaker himself. Each object invoked has its own appearance: Garuḍa resembles a lotus, the mace is dark, the conch shines like the full moon, Kaustubha gleams with a reddish glow. The garland displays five colors, and Ananta appears like a cloud. With these forms and mantras, the devotee offers arghya and pādya and other ritual offerings to the lotus-eyed Lord. For the proper accomplishment of worship, the sequence is now declared. The purification of the body is performed with the syllables yaṃ, raṃ, vaṃ, laṃ. Then, the threefold nyāsa—ritual placement—of hand and body is done. The yogic seat in the heart is worshipped, invoking: "Om, obeisance to Ananta; Om, obeisance to Dharma; Om, obeisance to Knowledge; Om, obeisance to Detachment; Om, obeisance to Sovereignty; Om, obeisance to Adharma; Om, obeisance to Ignorance; Om, obeisance to Non-detachment; Om, obeisance to Non-sovereignty; Om, obeisance to Padmā; Om, obeisance to the solar disk; Om, obeisance to the lunar disk; Om, obeisance to the fire disk; Om, obeisance to Vimalā; Om, obeisance to Utkarṣiṇī; Om, obeisance to Jñānā; Om, obeisance to Kriyā; Om, obeisance to Yogā; Om, obeisance to Prahvi; Om, obeisance to Satyā; Om, obeisance to Īśānā; Om, obeisance to Sarvatomukhī; Om, obeisance to the seat of Hari with all its limbs." Within the pericarp, further mantras are offered: "Aṃ, obeisance to Vāsudeva; Āṃ, obeisance to the heart; Īṃ, obeisance to the head; Ūṃ, obeisance to the crest; Aiṃ, obeisance to the armor; Auṃ, obeisance to the three eyes; Aḥ, phaṭ, obeisance to the missile." Then, "Āṃ, obeisance to Saṅkarṣaṇa; Aṃ, obeisance to Pradyumna; Aḥ, obeisance to Aniruddha; Om, Aḥ, obeisance to Nārāyaṇa; Om, obeisance to the true Brahman; Om, huṃ, obeisance to Viṣṇu; Kṣauṃ, obeisance to Narasiṃha; Bhūḥ, Varāha; Kaṃ, Vainateya; Jaṃ, Khaṃ, Vaṃ, Sudarśana; Khaṃ, Caṃ, Phaṃ, Ṣaṃ, to the mace; Vaṃ, Laṃ, Maṃ, Kṣaṃ, to Pāñcajanya; Ghaṃ, Ḍhaṃ, Bhaṃ, Haṃ, to Śrī; Gaṃ, Ḍaṃ, Vaṃ, Śaṃ, to Puṣṭi; Dhaṃ, Vaṃ, to Vanamālā; Daṃ, Śaṃ, to Śrīvatsa; Chaṃ, Ḍaṃ, Yaṃ, to Kaustubha; Śaṃ, Śāṃ, to Śārṅga; Īṃ, to the two quivers; Caṃ, to the shield; Khaṃ, to the sword; to Indra, to the gods, to the earth, to Agni, to the lord of brilliance, to Yama, to the lord of dharma, to the guardians of the directions, to the lord of the demons, to Varuṇa, lord of waters, Yoṃ, to Vāyu, lord of breath, Dhāṃ, to Kubera, lord of wealth, Hāṃ, Īśāna, lord of knowledge, Om, to the thunderbolt, to the spear, Om, to the staff, to the sword, Om, to the noose, to the banner, to the mace, to the trident, Laṃ, to Ananta, lord of the netherworld, Khaṃ, to Brahman, lord of all worlds, Om, obeisance to the blessed Vāsudeva." A series of further salutations follows: "Om, Om, obeisance; Om, Naṃ, obeisance; Om, Moṃ, obeisance; Om, Om, Bhaṃ, obeisance; Om, Gaṃ, obeisance; Om, Vaṃ, obeisance; Om, Teṃ, obeisance; Om, Vāṃ, obeisance; Om, Suṃ, obeisance; Om, Deṃ, obeisance; Om, Vāṃ, obeisance; Om, Yaṃ, obeisance; Om, Om, obeisance; Om, Naṃ, obeisance; Om, Moṃ, obeisance; Om, Nāṃ, obeisance; Om, Rāṃ, obeisance; Om, Ṇāṃ, obeisance; Om, Yaṃ, obeisance." And, "Om, obeisance to the blessed Vāṃsuṃdeva; Om, obeisance to Nārāyaṇa; Om, obeisance to Puruṣottama." With heartfelt devotion, the worshipper proclaims: "Salutations to you, O lotus-eyed one; salutations to you, creator of the universe." In the fire ritual for these deities, offerings are prepared, each ending with the sacred word 'svāhā'. Having offered arghya, the ritual water, the worshipper conquers negativity and repeatedly offers salutations. Using his own seed-syllable and the appropriate limbs, he worships the imperishable Lord of gods. After causing the fire to whirl in the altar, worship is performed with auspicious fruits. One hundred and eight oblations are offered according to the doctrine known as Vāsudeva. In groups of three, the limbs are honored, and so too for each guardian of the directions. When speech ceases, the worshipper merges himself into the supreme reality, entering dissolution. This fire ritual should always be performed, and on special occasions, it should be done twice as much. When the ritual concludes, all the deities are respectfully asked to return to their own abodes for the sake of proper order. Vāsudeva is envisioned as four-armed; the sixth is Pradyumna. Aniruddha, who has twelve forms, is above, and Anantaka presides further. When worshipped with marks of the discus, he protects the house always from demons. The worship of the Dvārakā-disc within the home brings auspicious protection. Now, the auspicious Vaiṣṇava enclosure is declared. In the east, the devotee prays, "Protect me, O Viṣṇu! I have taken refuge in you." In the south, "Protect me, O Viṣṇu! I have taken refuge in you." In the west, "Protect me, O Viṣṇu! I have taken refuge in you." And in the north, "O Lord of the universe, I have taken refuge in you." Thus, the sacred enclosure is established, and the worship is complete, enveloped in the protection and grace of Lord Viṣṇu.