12 - Order of worship

Hari said: 

1. I shall describe the order in the procedure of worship for achieving its success. At first the remembrance of the Supreme Soul with Om Namah (obeisance)'. 

2. Yam, Ram, Van, Lam-thus the purification of the body, Om obeisance, thus the formation of Chaturbhuja- (four armed) soul. 

3. Then threefold placement of Akara. Then the worship of the yoga-seat embedded in the heart. Om obeisance to Ananta. Om obeisance to dharma. Om obeisance to knowledge. Om obeisance to renunciation. Om obeisance to prosperity. Om obeisance to evil. Om obeisance to ignorance. Om obeisance to non-detachment, Om obeisance to non-prosperity. Om obeisance to the lotus. Om obeisance to the solar-sphere. Om obeisance to the lower Sphere. Om obeisance to the fiery Sphere. Om obeisance to Vimala. Om obeisance to Utkarshini. Om obeisance to Jnana. Om obeisance to Kriya. Om obeisance to Yoga. Om obeisance to Prahvi. Om obeisance to Satya. Om obeisance to Ishana. Om obeisance to Sarvatomukhi. Om obeisance to Hari's seat with all angas and upangas. Then in the pericarp- Am obeisance to Vasudeva. Am obeisance to the heart. Im obeisance to the head, Om obeisance to the tuft. Aim obeisance to the armour. Aum obeisance to the trio of eyes. Ah Phat obeisance to the weapon. Am obeisance to Sankarshana. Am obeisance to Pradyumna, Ah obeisance to Aniruddha. Om Ah obeisance to Narayana. Om Tat Sat obeisance to Brahman. Om Hum obeisance to Vishnu. Kshaum to Narasimha. Bhuh to Varaha. Kam to Vainateya. Jam Khan Vam to Sudarshana. Kham Cham, Pham, Sam to Gada. Vum, Lam, Mam, Ksham to Panchajanya. Gham Dham Bham Ham to Sri. Gam, Dam, Vam, Sam to Pushti, Dham, Vam to Vanamala. Dam Sam to Srivatsa, Cham Dam, Yam to Kaustubha. Sam to Sharnga. Im to the two quivers. Cham to the hide. Kham to the sword; to Indra, the lord of gods; to Agni, the lord of lustre; to Yama, the lord of dharma, Ksham to Nairuta, the lord of demons; to Varuna, the lord of water. Yam to Vayu, the lord of breath. Dham to Dhanada, the lord of wealth. Ham to Ishana, the lord of learning. Om to Vajra, to Power. Om to Danda (punishment), to the sword. Om to the noose, to the banner, to the club, to the trident. Lam to Ananta, the lord of nether-worlds. Kham to Brahman, the lord of all worlds. Om obeisance to Lord Vasudeva. Om Om obeisance. Om Nam obeisance. Om Mam obeisance, Om Bham obeisance. Om Gam obeisance. Om Vam obeisance. Om Tem obeisance. Om Vam obeisance. Om Sum obeisance. Om Dem obeisance Om Vam obeisance. Om Yam obeisance. Om Om obeisance. Om Nam obeisance Om Mom obeisance. Om Nam obeisance. Om Ram obeisance, Om Yam obeisance Om Nam obeisance. Om Tam obeisance Om Nam mom Bham Gam Vam Tem Vamsumdemvam Yam Om obeisance to Narayana. Om obeisance to Purushottama. 

4. Obeisance to you, O Pundarikaksha. Obeisance to you O Vishvabhavana (well-wisher of the universe). Obeisance to you, O Subrahmanya (well-embedded in the Brahman), O Great-being, O Elder. 

5-6-7. In the havana-rites1 of these the word svaha should be added at the end of these mantras. Thus, repeating this hundred and eight times and giving arghya, obeisance should be made repeated with the mantra jitam teno, (he has won). Then the devotee well-versed in mantras should worship duly that god of gods, Achyuta, with, first having mentioned pranava, his own bija, angas and the rest.

1. Offering oblation into fire.

8. After kindling fire, he should keep it well in the sacred pit with the auspicious results thereof. After contemplating everything, he should meditate upon the mandala. 

9. Having performed havana, hundred and eight times with the principle called Vasudeva, he should offer six oblations with Sankarshana-bija. 

10. Three each time to the angas and one each to the guardians of the quarters. The purnahuti2 should be made in the end.

2. The final offering into fire.

11. The soul should be merged with the greatest principle beyond the pale of Speech. After sitting and showing the mudras, he should bow down again. 

12. This homa is called nitya; and naimittika requires twice this ritual. Go, I go to the greatest destination where there is Lord Niranjana (the unsullied one). 

13. May the gods go back to their respective places. Sudarshana, Shri, Hari, Achyuta, Trivikrama. 

14. Chaturbhuja, Vasudeva, Pradyumna, Sankarshana, Purusha-these constitute the ten with the nine vyuhas. 

15. Aniruddha, Dvadashatma, beyond that Anantaka these devas should be known as signified by the wheels begining with one. 

16. They should be worshipped by me in a house marked with the wheels. Om Svaha to Chakra. Om Svaha to Vichakra. Om Svaha to Suchakra. Om Svaha to Mahachakra. Om Mahachakra the destroyer of demons, Hum Phat. Om Hum to the thousand Spoked, Hum Phat. 

17. This Dvaraka-chakra-puja in the house is auspicious and well-protecting.