L. N. Bhanja Deo ; transl. into English from Sanskrit by M. K. Sharma Biswas: Sri Subhadrāyāḥ netra-pratiṣṭhā vidhiḥ (Manuskript Nr. 900 des Orissa Research Projects, Bhubanesvara) ([s.l.], 1974)

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f. 61 an

It is said (in the scriptures) that the observance

of daily routine duties (Uitya karma) is treated

as performed if *Camya karma (desired ritual)

is performed in the auspicious iay after bathing

in the morning in a river etc. After having the daily

dutias(ritual) ('Fitya karma') the worship of the

ista-d^vfata (desired deity) as a oart of the desired

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ritual C^Camy -karaa * anga) is to be performed
with sixteen components of offers (sodasa-uoacara).

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Then the Acarya (teacher -i.e. brahroaria who performs
the worshio) shall perform the Xun^ia-sanskara

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(purification of the sacrificial pit),'agni-sanskara*
(purification of fire for the sacrifice) and perform
the desired sacrifice (kamya Homa).

Now the 'Acarya* (priest) will sit on the vest-side
of the sacrificial pit, facing the east, and complete
the purification of the seat and five-elements
of creation or body (asana-^udihi, and bhuta-
suddhi) and purification of the offerable water
(Arghya-sanskara). Then on arranging the materials
require* for sacrifice (Homa - rfrabya), the
"Kunda-sanskara" (purification of the sacrificial pit)
shall be done, \fter reciting the 'mula-mantra'