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Kriya Yoga and Idol-Worship
The devotee should take bath and collect first all the articles of worship. He should not get up in the midst of worship to get things. He should sit on Kusa grass facing East or North and then worship Me. If it is an image he should face the image.
Having located the deities in the several members of his own body and also in the respective parts of the image, he should touch the image with his hand and clean it removing the flowers and other things offered on the previous day. He should duly purify the Kalasa or vessel filled with pure water for sprinkling.
He should sprinkle that water on the place of worship, on the articles of worship and on himself and also three vessels and put in the three vessels some of that water, and the several articles of worship.
The worshipper should for the purpose of Padya Arghya and Achamana pronounce over the three vessels the Mantras called “Namas” to the heart, “Svaha” to the head and “Vashad” to the Sikha or locks on the crown of the head and all with the Gayatri.
Then in his own body purified by Vayu and Agni he should meditate on the subtle and supreme form of Paramatman seated in the lotus of the heart which is contemplated by Siddhas at the end of the Nada.
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