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The Purinsavana Ritualistic Ceremony
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praṇamed daṇḍavad bhūmau bhakti-prahveṇa cetasā daśa-vāraṁ japen mantraṁ tataḥ stotram udīrayet
praṇamet—should offer obeisances; daṇḍa-vat—like a stick; bhūmau—on the ground; bhakti—through devotion; prahveṇa—humble; cetasā—with a mind; daśa-vāraṁ—ten times; japet—should utter; mantraṁ—the mantra; tataḥ—then; stotram—prayer; udīrayet—should chant.
TRANSLATION
One should offer obeisances unto the Lord with a mind humbled through devotion. While offering daṇḍavats by falling on the ground like a rod, one should chant the above mantra ten times. Then one should chant the following prayer.
TEXT 11
युवां तु विश्वस्य विभू जगतः कारणं परम् । इयं हि प्रकृतिः सूक्ष्मा मायाशक्तिर्दृत्यया ॥११॥
yuvām tu viśvasya vibhū jagataḥ kāraṇaṁ param iyaṁ hi prakṛtiḥ sūkṣmā māyā-śaktir duratyayā
yuvām—both of you; tu—indeed; viśvasya—of the universe; vibhū—the proprietors; jagataḥ—of the universe; kāraṇaṁ—the cause; param—supreme; iyaṁ—this; hi—certainly; prakṛtiḥ—energy; sūkṣmā—difficult to understand; māyā-śaktiḥ—the internal energy; duratyayā—difficult to overcome.
TRANSLATION
My Lord Viṣṇu and mother Lakṣmī, goddess of fortune, you are the proprietors of the entire creation. Indeed, you are the cause of