Clad in a clean, unsoiled garment, the devotee prepares for the sacred bath, wearing the sacred thread properly and binding the hair tuft. With careful attention, he performs the ritual sipping of water, maintaining silence in reverence. Approaching the water, he recites the ‘Uruṃ rājet’ verse and circumambulates the water, honoring its sanctity. As he revolves the water, he chants the ‘Ye te śatam’ verse, invoking the presence of the deities. He proclaims: “Om. The king Varuṇa made the broad path for the sun; the wise guardians and speakers follow it. Salutations to Agni and Aruṇa, the praised ones; may the noose of Varuṇa be loosened. Salutation to Varuṇa.” With further invocation, he continues: “Om. O Varuṇa, your hundreds and thousands of sacrificial nooses are spread wide and great; may Savitṛ, Viṣṇu, all the Maruts, and the shining gods release us today with these. Svāhā.” With hands joined in reverence, he pours water first to the north, then to the west, praying, “Om. May the waters and herbs be friendly to us; may they be unfriendly to him who hates us, and to whom we are hostile.” He begins the purification by washing his feet and waist three times each with clay, then his hands, sipping water, and offering obeisance before he takes the water. He remembers: “Om. Viṣṇu has traversed this universe; his three steps are set in the dust.” Then, with the great vyāhṛtis, he sips water, maintaining purity. Next, he cleanses his limbs with clay, reciting “Idaṃ Viṣṇuriti,” and, facing the sun, immerses himself in the water, reciting “Āpo asmāniti.” He prays: “Om. May the waters, our mothers, purify us; may they cleanse us with ghee and make us pure as ghee. The divine waters carry away all defilement; I enter the pure, purified waters.” Without touching, he gently immerses and lifts his vessels, smearing them with cow-dung, and recites the ‘Mānastoka’ verse: “Om. May we not suffer loss in our children, in our lifespan, in our cows, or in our horses; may Rudra not harm our heroic men. We ever invoke you, O bearer of oblations.” He then sprinkles water with mantras, especially those to Varuṇa, such as “Imaṃ me Varuṇe dvābhyām” and “Tvannaḥ satvanna.” He continues with “Āpo tvantumasīti” and “Muñcantvavabhṛta,” and prays, “Om. O Varuṇa, hear my invocation; today, be gracious and grant me relief, as I seek your favor.” With deep humility, he addresses Brahman: “Om. With this, I approach you, O Brahman, with reverence; the sacrificer seeks you with offerings. Without anger, O Varuṇa, be present here; grant us a long, unbroken life.” He entreats Agni: “Om. O Agni, knowing Varuṇa’s will, remove the anger of the god from us. Most worshipful, shining one, release us from all hatred. Svāhā.” He continues, “Om. May you, Agni, be thus for us, nearest at the dawn’s breaking. Seeking Varuṇa, may I win his favor; be gracious, well-invoked. Om. May the waters, herbs, and the king not harm us; then, O Varuṇa, release us when the day is done.” He invokes Varuṇa: “Release us, O Varuṇa. Om. O Varuṇa, loosen from us your highest, lowest, and middlemost noose. Then, O son of Aditi, may we be sinless in your vow. Release us, and also from Varuṇa’s bonds. May we not suffer the wrath of Yama’s wife; may we be freed from all sin.” Having bathed, he resolves to move about only with pure food, praying, “May the mind, made by the gods, be pure, and may the wise be adorned with flowers.” After sprinkling himself, he immerses again, sips water, and sprinkles himself with darbha grass, reciting purifying mantras without explicit forms. He chants the three verses beginning with “Āpo hiṣṭha,” then “Idam āpo haviṣmatīḥ,” twice “Devīr āpaḥ,” and three times “Āpo devāḥ.” He recites “Drupadādiva,” “Śaṃ no devīr apāṃ rasaḥ,” and “Āpo devo pāvamānyaḥ punantu,” totaling nine verses. With a concentrated mind, he gradually immerses himself, reciting “citpatir” and “hiraṇyavarṇā,” as well as other Pavamāna hymns. He recites the Taratsāma, Śuddhavatī hymns, and other purifying mantras with power, including many auspicious Vāruṇī mantras. With the sacred syllable “Om,” the Vyāhṛtis, and the Gāyatrī at the beginning and end, he performs the ablution in the prescribed order. Standing in the midst of water, he observes the rules of purification, reciting the mantra and the Aghamarṣaṇa three times. He recites the Drupada and other hymns three times, as well as the “ayaṃ gaur” verse, and, with focus, other mantras from the Smṛtis. The wise recite the Gāyatrī with the Vyāhṛtis and praṇava, or repeat the praṇava, or meditate upon the imperishable Viṣṇu. He remembers that the waters are the abode of Viṣṇu, the lord of waters, and these very waters are his forms. With the mantra “tad viṣṇoḥ,” he immerses repeatedly, for this Gāyatrī is indeed Vaiṣṇavī, meant for remembering Viṣṇu. He prays: “Om. May these waters carry away my impurity and blood, just as the morning oblation and what is fierce are cleansed. May the waters free me from sin; may Pavamāna release me. The waters, full of oblation, are manifest. The god, the Asura, and the Sun are all endowed with oblation. The divine waters, the wives of the waters, and the wave rich in oblation, endowed with strength, up to the end of the sun—may the gods and goddesses, the shining ones, take their share of the ocean’s southernmost, foremost, and sharpest stream. May the divine, honeyed waters accept us, along with the grains and sesame. By which the friends Mitra and Varuṇa are sprinkled, by which Indra is led, and by which the Drupada is made, may the divine waters grant us double strength and a focused mind. Of the essence of the waters, of that essence, may you take the highest. O divine waters, approach the sun, honeyed, for the sake of offspring; may the plants and the pipal trees not abandon their place. May the gentle ancestors purify me, may the fathers who have gone before purify me with the sacred filter, may the grandfathers and great-grandfathers purify me, may the sacred filter purify all my life with the rays. O Agni, may you act for my life, for my strength, and for my skin. May the divine beings purify me, may the mind and intellect purify me, may all beings purify me, O Jātavedas, purify me! Purify me with the sacred filter, O shining god! O Agni, follow the resolve with resolve. With your shining filter, O Agni, spread within, may Brahman purify me with that. Pavamāna, the maker of good, with the sacred filter, the purifier—may he who is the purifier purify me. With both, O god Savitṛ, with the sacred filter and with the offering, we purify this Brahman. The Vaiśvadeva goddesses, the purifiers, may you accept us, O you who are to be honored. With that, may we, sitting together, be lords of wealth. May the lord of consciousness purify me with the unbroken sacred filter, with the rays of the sun. Whatever desire you have, purified by the filter, may the god Savitṛ, the lord of speech, purify me with the unbroken sacred filter, with the rays of the sun. Whatever desire you have, purified by the filter, may I attain that. This cow, speckled, has approached her mother and father a hundred times. May the god Savitṛ purify me with the unbroken sacred filter, with the rays of the sun. Whatever desire you have, purified by the filter, may I attain that. Om. That supreme abode of Viṣṇu the wise always behold, as if the eye were extended in heaven.” Having bathed thus, he dons freshly washed garments and cleanses his hands with earth and water. He sips water again, performing ācāman with a mantra before bathing and eating, reciting the Drupada three times and likewise the Aghamarṣaṇa. After sipping and sprinkling himself, and sipping water three times, he joins his hands, adorns them with flowers, and worships the Sun at the head. Sprinkling water and raising it up, he recites “udutyaṃ citram,” “taccakṣur deva,” and “haṃsaḥ śuciṣad.” With arms raised and eyes fixed on the Sun, he recites the Gāyatrī according to his ability, drawing near to the Sun. He proceeds with the hymn of Vibhrāṭ, the Purusha Sūkta, the Śivasaṅkalpa, and the Maṇḍala Brāhmaṇa, as prescribed. With the Divākīrti and other Saurī mantras, according to his ability, he performs the japa-sacrifice with all mantras prescribed for the gods. He recites the knowledge of the Self according to rule for the success of japa, sipping water three times with the right hand, seeking wealth, intelligence, fortitude, and the earth’s favor. He offers satisfaction to the goddess of speech, Vāk, to Vāgīśvarī, to Puṣṭi (nourishment), Tuṣṭi (contentment), Umā, Arundhatī, Śacī, and to his own mother. He also honors Jayā, Vijayā, Sāvitrī, Śānti (peace), Svāhā, Svadhā, Dhṛti (steadfastness), and the supreme Aditi. He satisfies the wives of sages, maidens, and the desired deities; and, desiring all auspiciousness, he satisfies all the auspicious goddesses. Reciting, “May the world, from Brahmā down to the smallest pillar, be satisfied,” he offers three handfuls of water, wishing for the act of satisfaction. Then Brahmā speaks: “I will now explain the rite of satisfaction (tarpaṇa), which brings pleasure to the gods and ancestors.” The devotee prays: “Om, may those who rejoice be satisfied. Om, may those who delight be satisfied. Om, may those with pleasant faces be satisfied. Om, may those with unpleasant faces be satisfied. Om, may the obstacles be satisfied. Om, may the creators of obstacles be satisfied. Om, may the meters be satisfied. Om, may the Vedas be satisfied. Om, may the herbs be satisfied. Om, may the eternal ones be satisfied. Om, may the other teachers be satisfied. Om, may the year and its parts be satisfied. Om, may the gods be satisfied. Om, may the apsarases be satisfied. Om, may the gods in darkness be satisfied. Om, may the ocean be satisfied. Om, may the nāgas be satisfied. Om, may the mountains be satisfied. Om, may the rivers, humans, and yakṣas be satisfied. Om, may the rākṣasas be satisfied. Om, may the piśācas be satisfied. Om, may the suparṇas be satisfied. Om, may the beings be satisfied. Om, may the four kinds of groups of beings be satisfied. Om, may Dakṣa be satisfied. Om, may Pracetas be satisfied. Om, may Marīci be satisfied. Om, may Atri be satisfied. Om, may Aṅgiras be satisfied. Om, may Pulastya be satisfied. Om, may Pulaha be satisfied. Om, may Kratu be satisfied. Om, may Nārada be satisfied. Om, may Bhṛgu be satisfied. Om, may Viśvāmitra be satisfied. Om, may Raivata be satisfied.