When the time comes to perform the sacred worship, one first prepares the arghya vessel, carefully sprinkling it with pure water before beginning the veneration. Seated in meditation, the devotee visualizes themselves upon a radiant lotus, and, uttering the syllable "hauṃ," offers homage to Shiva, who stands beyond this sacred seat. In this inner vision, Śrīvatsa, the lord of the dwelling, Brahmā, the divine assembly, and the revered teacher are all present. The worship begins with acknowledging the primal source, even that which is unrighteous, and proceeds to the heart of the fire, focusing on the very center—the pericarp of the lotus. With the mantra "Om hauṃ," the devotee honors the transformer of sound and strength, and with unwavering concentration, worships these presences at the heart of the altar, before Shiva himself. The rites unfold in proper order: invocation, installation, inviting the presence, and restraint. Next, the devotee performs the acts of sipping, anointing, unction, bathing, and purification. This includes sipping water, using mouth fragrance, offering betel, and cleansing the hands, ensuring every action is pure and sanctified. If worship is offered to a symbolic image, the devotee recites the prescribed mantras for a day and offers the recitation as an offering. The fire, the lord of arrows, is honored in the northwest, while the ritual’s center and its beginning in the east are all observed with care. Turning inward, the devotee addresses Shiva: "Protector of the cave, most secret One, accept the recitation performed by us." Every act, whether good or bad, is offered to Shiva, for he is the giver, the enjoyer, and truly, all this world is his form. Whatever has been done or will be done, all that is good belongs to Shiva alone. The scripture then promises to explain yet another manner of worshiping Shiva. At the threshold, the wind-weapon or the lord is invoked, with the order commencing from the east. The devotee contemplates light, wind, space, scent, taste, form, and sound—each of the senses and their objects. The faculties—eye, tongue, nose, mind, intellect, the “I,” and even nature itself—are all gathered in meditation. Maya, pure knowledge, Ishvara, and Sadashiva are brought to mind. The devotee realizes: "He who is Shiva is also Hari and Brahma; indeed, I am that Brahman, O Shankara." The process of purifying the elements is then described, by which Shiva becomes manifest in pure form. The two channels, Piṅgalā and Iḍā, and the vital winds, Prāṇa and Apāna, are visualized. The air, marked by the mouth, is like arrows with a single, uplifted quality. With the mantras "Oṃ hrīṃ" for establishment, "hrūṃ," "hraḥ," and "phaṭ," the devotee contemplates the support of eighty-four crores—the very earth principle. Within this, the tree of existence and the self are imagined. Vāmādevī is seen as the power of establishment, while Suṣumnā supports this inner world. The qualities are elevated, the Vedas are present, and the mind is suffused with pure, white meditation. The devotee remembers the lotus marked with a padma, spreading over twenty-two crores. The palate and the lotus are the seat of Aghora, endowed with knowledge. The cause of Rudra is invoked, thrice elevated, possessing three qualities and glowing red. The expanse and elevation of Rudra’s principle are contemplated. The tortoise, the crocodile, the wind, the god, and the cause of the Lord are all visualized. Marked with a bindu, spreading over eight crores, the elevation is recalled. The twelve-petaled lotus is remembered, along with the Lords who have surpassed all peace. The cause at the crest and Īśāna, remembered as Sadāśiva, are invoked. This vision spreads over sixteen crores, rising to an elevation of twenty-five. Among the qualities, the guru, the seed-guru, the path of power, and the righteous one are honored. With two faces, above and below, the pericarp and filament of the lotus are visualized. The principle is set upon the seat of Śiva—the very form itself. With the mantra "hī hauṃ," homage is offered to the body of knowledge, completing this profound and sacred worship.