tad-adbhir deva-yajanaá¹
dravyÄṇy ÄtmÄnam eva ca
proká¹£ya pÄtrÄṇi trīṇy adbhis
tais tair dravyaiÅ› ca sÄdhayet
tat - of the vessel for sprinkling; adbhiḥ - with the water; deva-yajanam - the place where the Deity is worshiped; dravyÄṇi - the paraphernalia; ÄtmÄnam - one's own body; eva - indeed; ca - also; proká¹£ya - sprinkling; pÄtrÄṇi - the vessels; trīṇi - three; adbhiḥ - with water; taiḥ taiḥ - with those available; dravyaiḥ - auspicious items; ca - and; sÄdhayet - he should arrange.
Then, with the water of that prokṣaṇīya vessel he should sprinkle the area where the Deity is being worshiped, the offerings that are going to be presented, and his own body. Next he should decorate with various auspicious substances three vessels filled with water.
ÅšrÄ«la ÅšrÄ«dhara SvÄmÄ« gives references from Vedic literature stating that the water meant for bathing the feet should be combined with millet seeds, dÅ«rvÄ grass mixed in water, viṣṇukrÄnta flowers and other items. The water used for arghya should include the following eight items: fragrant oil, flowers, unbroken barleycorns, husked barleycorns, the tips of kuÅ›a grass, sesame seeds, mustard seeds and dÅ«rvÄ grass. The water for sipping should include jasmine flowers, ground cloves and kakkola berries.
