Text 11] The Purhsavana Ritualistic Ceremony 279

pranamed dandavad bhiimau
bhakti-prahvena cetasa

dasa-varam japen mantrarn
tatah stotram udirayet

pranamet—should offer obeisances: danda-vat—like a_ stick;
bhiimau—on the ground; bhakti—through devotion; prahvena—hum-
ble; cetasé—with a mind; dasa-varam—ten times; japet—should utter;
mantram—the mantra; tatah—then; stotram—prayer; udirayet—
should chant.

TRANSLATION

One should offer obeisances unto the Lord with a mind humbled
through devotion. While offering dandavats by falling on the
ground like a rod, one should chant the above mantra ten times.
Then one should chant the following prayer.

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yuvam tu visvasya vibhi
Jagatah karanam param

iyam hi prakrtih siiksma
maya-saktir duratyaya

yuvam—both of you; tu—indeed; visvasya—of the universe;
vibhi—the proprietors; jagatah—of the universe; kdranam—the cause;
param—supreme; iyam—this; hi—certainly; prakrtih—energy;
stiksma—difficult to understand; ma@ya-saktih—the internal energy;
duratyaya—difficult to overcome.

TRANSLATION

My Lord Visnu and mother Laksmi, goddess of fortune, you are
the proprietors of the entire creation. Indeed, you are the cause of
