Vägéçaù väcaà naù svadatu

“Oh Aniruddha, bring forth the sacrifice, bring forth the Lord of the sacrifice for good fortune. You are situated everywhere. Purifier of desires, purify our desires. May the Lord of words relish our prayers.”

· Virupäkña Japa (prayer to the Lord as Virupäkña):

Raising his right knee from the ground, he should hold fruit, flowers, rice and kuça between his fists, the right fist being above and the left fist being below. He should recite the following:

oà prajäpatiù viñëu åñiù

gäyatré chandaù

rudra-rüpo viñëuù devatä

çré mahäbhägavata virupäkña jape viniyogaù

oà bhür bhuvaù svaù

oà mahäntaà virupäkñaà tväà ätmanä prapadye,

bhägavata virupäkño ’si dantänjiù tasya te çäyyä parne,

gåhaà antarikñe vimitaà hiraëmayaà /

tad devänäà hådayäni ayasmae kumbhe ’nthaù sannihitäni täni /

balabåc ca balasäc ca raksato ‘pramané animiñat(e) /

tat satyaà yatte dvädaça puträù,

te tvä saàvatsare saàvatsare käma prena yajïena yäjayitvä

punaù brahma acaryam upayanti /

taà deveçu brähmano ’si, ahaà manuñyeñu, brahmaëo vai

brähmanam upadhävati, upa tvä dhävämi,

japantaà mä mä pratijäpiù,

juhvantaà mä mä prati hauñéù,

kurvantaà mä mä pratikarñéù

tväà prapadye / tvayä prasüta

Idam karma kariñyämi,

tan me rädhyatäà

tam me samådhyatäà,

tan me upapadyatäm /

samudro mä viçvavyacäù / brahma anujänätu,

tutho mä viçvavedäù / brahma aëaù putro anujänätu,

svätro mä pracetäù / maiträ varuëo anujänätu,

tasmai virupäkñäya dantänjaye, samudräya

Viçvavyacase, tuthäya viçvavedase, sväträya

pracetase saasräkñäya brahmaëaù puträya

parama bhägavatottamäya namaù /

“I surrender with body, mind and soul to the great, beautiful Personality of Godhead, manifested as Agni, possessed of unlimited eyes and flashing teeth, whose resting place is under a paläça tree, whose golden abode flashes in the sky like lightening, who is accompanied by all the devatäs, who are situated in the metal kumbha. Being full of strength, attentive and unblinking, You watch for demons.

You are manifest in twelve forms, known as Your sons. Those aspirants who, throughout the years, worship You with sacrifices, achieve the spiritual status of Brahman.

You are the best amongst the devas. May I become the best amongst men by becoming Your devotee. He who is part of the Lord, follows after the Lord. May I thus seek after You. May I not offend by my faulty chanting, my faulty offerings, my faulty activities.

I surrender to You; inspired by You, I perform this activity. May it bring me satisfaction. May it bring me spiritual prosperity. May I reach the ultimate goal.

You are the all-pervading Personality, unlimited ocean. Be merciful upon me. You are Tuthä, Viçvadeva, and the son of Brahmä. Be merciful upon me. You are the deliverer from fear, the wisest one, the sun and the moon. Please be merciful upon me.

To the many-eyed, smiling Lord, the all pervading ocean of mercy, to the all powerful, all wealthy, all strong, all knowing, all perceiving Personality, the son of Brahmä, the Supreme Lord, possessor of all opulences, I pay my respects.”

· He should throw the rice to the North East, and give the flowers and fruit to the brahma priest.

· Then he should say:

oà tapaç ca tejas ca çraddhä ca

hriç ca satyaà ca akrodhaç ca

tyägaç ca dhåtiç ca dharmaç ca sattvaï ca