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 the water-pot of a thousand-petalled lotus. Offer frankincense of the twenty -five essences of nature, and present the flowers of harmlessness, of intelligence, of forbearance, of mercy, of contentment, of knowledge, unenviousness, of non-illusiveness, of pridelessness, of impassionateness, of uninimicalness, and of the twelve organs of the body. Then offer the lamp of elemental fire, the incense of elemental air, the chauri of space, the mirror of the sun, the umbrella of the moon, the heart-strings as the girdle, and felicity as the best necklace, and the inward pulsation as the ringing bell. Present the ocean as the draught of water, the mountains as meat, and the ether which fills the universe as frumenty. And mental dancing and singing which come from the six Muses complete the worship.

Then establish the special arghya:—Describe on the left a triangle and worship it by a flower with Om to the Sustaining Force. Place upon the triangle the tripod and wash the conchshell with Phat and on the tripod put the conchshell and fill three-fourths of it with water and deposit in it durva, rice chandan, and flowers. Then while repeating the following words pour drops of water in the conch-shell : Ksham, Lam, Ham, Sam, Sham, Sam, Vam, Lam, Ram, Yam, Mam, Bham, Bam,