In the sacred ritual, the worshipper begins by invoking the planets and deities with their prescribed mantras. For Venus, the mantras ‘śukraṃ te anyad’ and ‘śanaiścarāya’ are recited, along with offerings accompanied by ‘śaṃ no devī’. Rahu is propitiated with ‘kayā naścitra ābhuvat’, and for Ketu, pacifying mantras are chanted. Rudra receives bali-homa with ‘ā vo rājeti’, while Umā is invoked with ‘āpo hi ṣṭha’ and ‘syoneti’, and these are similarly offered to the Lord. Viṣṇu is worshipped through the mantra ‘viṣṇoridaṃ viṣṇuriti’, and the Self-born Lord with ‘tamīśeti’. Indra is addressed with ‘indram iddevatāteti’, and offerings are made to him. Yama is honored with ‘cāyaṃ gaur’, and Kāla with ‘brahma jajñānam’. Citragupta’s mantra is ‘ājñātam’, known to those skilled in mantra, and Agni is invoked with ‘agniṃ dūtaṃ vṛṇīmaha’. For Varuṇa, the mantra ‘ud uttamaṃ varuṇam’ is recited for the waters, and for the earth, ‘bhūmeḥ pṛthivyantarikṣam’ from the Vedas. Viṣṇu is again invoked with ‘sahasraśīrṣā puruṣa’, and Śakra with ‘indrāyendo marutvata’. The goddess is worshipped with ‘uttānaparṇe subhage’, and Prajāpati with ‘prajāpatiḥ’. Serpents are honored through ‘namo 'stu sarpebhya’, and Brahmā with ‘eṣa brahmā ya ṛtvigbhya’. Vināyaka is remembered with ‘ānūnam’, and Durgā with ‘jātavedase sunavāma’. Āditya is invoked with ‘pratnasya retasa’, and Ākāśa likewise. Vāyu is worshipped with ‘krāṇā śiśurmahīnāṃ’. The Aśvins are honored with ‘eṣo uṣā apūrvyā’, and a full oblation is offered to the head with the mantra ‘diva’. At the culmination of the homa, the consecration is performed with the appropriate mantra, accompanied by musical instruments and auspicious songs, using a full pot, facing east or north. The sacrificer, with flawless limbs, adorned with golden garlands and ornaments, is bathed by four Brahmins. Then, the gods themselves are invoked to consecrate the worshipper: Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Maheśvara, Vāsudeva, Lord of the Universe, Saṃkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna, and Aniruddha, granting victory. The guardians of the directions—Ākhaṇḍala, Agni, Bhagavān, Yama, Nirṛti, Varuṇa, Pavana, the Lord of Wealth, Śiva, Brahmā, Śeṣa—are called upon for protection. The mothers, wives of Dharma—fame, fortune, fortitude, intelligence, nourishment, faith, action, thought, wisdom, modesty, beauty, peace, satisfaction, and progress—assemble to consecrate the worshipper. The planets—Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu, and Ketu—once propitiated, anoint him. All beings—gods, demons, gandharvas, yakshas, rakshasas, serpents, sages, ascetics, cows, and divine mothers—join in anointing. The wives of gods, trees, elephants, demons, hosts of apsaras, weapons, kings, and vehicles also anoint him. Medicinal herbs, jewels, divisions of time, rivers, seas, mountains, sacred places, clouds, and streams anoint him for fulfillment of all desires. Clad in white garments and smeared with white fragrance, the worshipper is bathed by eminent Brahmins using all herbs and scents. Alongside his wife and attentive priests, he offers worship with gifts and effort, free from distraction. Specific gifts are then offered: a tawny cow and a conch to the Sun, a red draught animal to the Moon, a humped bull to Mars. Gold is given to Mercury, yellow garments to Jupiter, a white horse to the demon-guru, and a black cow to the son of the Sun. Iron is gifted to Rahu and an excellent goat to Ketu. The gifts are equal in value and given in gold. Alternatively, cows adorned with gold may be given to all, or gold, or whatever pleases the guru, always accompanied by the proper mantra. Each gift is addressed with reverent words: the tawny cow, worshipped by all gods and known as Rohini, divine and sacred, is beseeched for peace. The conch, most auspicious and held by Viṣṇu, is asked for peace. Dharma, in the form of a bull, bringing joy to the world and embodying eight forms, is invoked for peace. The golden seed of fire, the embryo of Hiranyagarbha, giver of endless virtuous fruits, is beseeched for peace. The pair of yellow garments, dear to Vasudeva, are given with a prayer for peace from Viṣṇu. Viṣṇu, in the form of a horse, born of nectar and bearing the Moon and Sun, is invoked for peace. The cow resembling Keśava, embodying the earth and removing all sins, is asked for peace. All labors and implements belong to this sacred being, and peace is sought. The vehicle of Agni, essential to all sacrifices, is invoked for peace. The fourteen worlds reside in the limbs of cows, so prosperity is sought in this world and the next. The bed of Keśava is never empty; may the worshipper’s own bed never be empty in every birth. Just as all the gods are established in all jewels, by the giving of gems, the worshipper prays that the gods grant him jewels. Thus, the ritual concludes, filled with devotion, gifts, and prayers for peace, prosperity, and divine favor.