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 victory in my house. Om Sriphala thou art the resting place of Sri and the augmentor of success. Mayst thou inspire me with good intentions, mayst thou be ever pleased. Om Dadimi, thou destroyst the sins and always appeasest the hunger of the world, thou art created as a fruit, best thou gratified oh beloved of Hara. Om Asoka be stable and dost thou destroy our sorrows, oh Durga, thou art worshipped by me and be thou therefore stable. Om Mana,(33) thou art respected by the Suras and the Asuras in the man a tree, 1 bathe thee, oh Mahadevi, dost thou grant me honor. Om Lakshmi, thou art represented as rice, thou art the giver of life to the living, dost thou become stable and fulfil our wishes by never ceasing thy benign presence.

Then with river water the priests anoint the Navapatrica with the following mantra, Om Atreyi, Bharati, Ganga, Jamuna, and Sarasvati, Saraju, Gandaki, Punya, Svetaganga, and Kausiki, Om Bhogavati from the nether-worlds and Mandakini from the heavens, may all these respectfully bathe you. May the Suras, may Vishnu, Brahma and Mahesvara, Vasudeva, Jagannatha, also lord Sankarshana, Pradyumna, and Anirudha, who confer success, Indra, and lord Agni, Jama and Nirti, Varuna,and Pavana, and the lord of wealth.