candanośīra-karpūra-
kuá¹…kumÄguru-vÄsitaiḥ
salilaiḥ snÄpayen mantrair
nityadÄ vibhave sati
svarṇa-gharmÄnuvÄkena
mahÄpuruá¹£a-vidyayÄ
pauruá¹£eṇÄpi sÅ«ktena
sÄmabhÄ« rÄjanÄdibhiḥ

 candana - with sandalwood paste; uśīra - the fragrant uśīra root; karpÅ«ra - camphor; kuá¹…kuma - vermilion; aguru - aloes wood; vÄsitaiḥ - which are perfumed; salilaiḥ - by different kinds of water; snÄpayet - one should bathe the Deity; mantraiḥ - with mantras; nityadÄ - every day; vibhave - assets; sati - to the extent that there are; svarṇa-gharma-anuvÄkena - by the chapter of the Vedas known as Svarṇa-gharma; mahÄ-puruá¹£a-vidyayÄ - by the incantation called MahÄpuruá¹£a; pauruá¹£eṇa - by the Puruá¹£a-sÅ«kta; api - also; sÅ«ktena - the Vedic hymn; sÄmabhiḥ - by songs from the SÄma Veda; rÄjana-Ädibhiḥ - known as RÄjana and so on.


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The worshiper should bathe the Deity every day, as opulently as his assets permit, using waters scented with sandalwood, uśīra root, camphor, kuá¹…kuma and aguru. He should also chant various Vedic hymns, such as the anuvÄka known as Svarṇa-gharma, the MahÄpuruá¹£a-vidyÄ, the Puruá¹£a-sÅ«kta and various songs of the SÄma Veda, such as the RÄjana and the Rohiṇya.

Purport

The Puruá¹£a-sÅ«kta prayer, beginning om sahasra-śīrá¹£Ä-puruá¹£aḥ sahasrÄká¹£aḥ sahasra-pÄt, is contained within the Ṛg Veda.