praṇamet - should offer obeisances; daṇḍa-vat - like a stick; bhūmau - on the ground; bhakti - through devotion; prahveṇa - humble; cetasā - with a mind; daśa-vāram - ten times; japet - should utter; mantram - the mantra; tataḥ - then; stotram - prayer; udīrayet - should chant.

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.