After performing worship with this unfailing mantra, one is freed from the bonds of worldly existence. The mantra to be recited is: “O Lord, accept yourself, your qualities, and your own self with water; let the mouths of all the deities be washed.” When this is done, a handful of flowers is offered to the Lord, the beloved of devotees, who is both the knower of mantras, the performer of sacrifice, and indeed the creator of all beings. With humility, one prostrates the body in reverence and propitiates Janardana. When the Lord is pleased by the recognition gained through mantras, even liberation itself comes to yogis by His will. Thus, the devotee proclaims, “Because I am your servant, performing actions for you, may the Lord be pleased by what you have instructed.” Having thus performed the rite of mantra, established in devotion to the Lord, and having undertaken every prescribed act with steadfast resolve, the devotee, filled with loving affection, continues—being both the knower of mantras and the doer of sacred actions. The mantras declare: “In all worlds, I am the accomplished self, and I grant boons by my own act. Whatever I have spoken, forgive; to you, indeed, salutations again and again.” Following this, the devotee anoints first the right limb, then the left. With firm resolve, the western part of the ground is purified with cow dung. The merits of these acts are great: for as many thousands of years as there are grains counted, the devotee is honored in the heavenly realms, exalted and established in the Lord’s own world. Through these acts, the limbs are purified and the Lord’s delight is awakened. For the ritual cleansing, powders of Madhuka, Ashvaparna, Rohini, and Karkata are used, or else any finely ground fragrant powder held in the hand. Those who desire supreme accomplishment, following the Lord’s prescribed actions, take amalaki fruit and the finest fragrant earth. Then, with a water vessel in hand, the devotee recites the mantra: “With your manifest form, accept the bath from me, O sinless one.” The ablution is performed with a golden, silver, or copper vessel, according to means, and then a fragrant substance is offered, accompanied by mantra. It is acknowledged that the Lord is born in all worlds and united with the true ones. The devotee, satisfied by devotion, prays: “Accept, O Madhava.” Next, other garlands are offered as part of the ritual. After offering a handful of flowers, the devotee recites: “For my liberation from worldly existence, accept, accept this from me, O Achyuta.” Incense, composed of fragrant substances, is then offered, and the incense-mantra is recited with focused mind for the benefit of both families. The prayer continues: “For my liberation from worldly existence, may this incense be accepted. With the peace attained by the Sankhyas, accept this incense; salutations to you.” Thus, having worshipped the Lord with garlands, fragrances, and ointments, and having made these offerings with hands joined and placed upon the head in deep reverence, the devotee prays: “May the Blessed Lord, the Supreme Person, Srinivasa—glorious and of the form of bliss—be pleased.” As a final act, a fine yellow silk garment, charming and radiant, is offered to cover the divine body of the Lord.