tapta -- molten; jambu-nada -- of gold; prakhyam -- the color; sankha -- with His conchshell; cakra -- disc; gada -- club; ambujaih -- and lotus flower; lasat -- brilliant; catuh-bhujam -- having four arms; santam -- peaceful; padma -- of a lotus; kinjalka -- colored like the filaments; vasasam -- His garment; sphurat -- shining; kirita -- helmet; kataka -- bracelets; kati-sutra -- belt; vara-angadam -- fine ornaments on the arms; sri-vatsa -- the emblem of the goddess of fortune; vakshasam -- upon His chest; bhrajat -- effulgent; kaustubham -- the Kaustubha gem; vana-malinam -- wearing a flower garland; dhyayan -- meditating upon Him; abhyarcya -- performing worship of Him; daruni -- pieces of dry wood; havisha -- with the purified butter; abhighritani -- soaked; ca -- and; prasya -- throwing into the fire; ajya -- of the ghee; bhagau -- the two designated portions; agharau -- in the course of performing the aghara ritual; dattva -- offering; ca -- and; ajya -- with ghee; plutam -- drenched; havih -- various oblations; juhuyat -- one should offer into the fire; mula-mantrena -- with the primary mantras naming each deity; shodasa-rica -- with the hymn Purusha-sukta, consisting of sixteen lines of verse; avadanatah -- pouring an oblation after each line; dharma-adibhyah -- to the demigods, beginning with Yamaraja; yatha-nyayam -- in the proper order; mantraih -- with the specific mantras naming each demigod; svishti-kritam -- the ritual of this name; budhah -- the intelligent devotee.

The intelligent devotee should meditate upon that form of the Lord whose color is like molten gold, whose four arms are resplendent with the conchshell, disc, club and lotus flower, and who is always peaceful and dressed in a garment colored like the filaments within a lotus flower. His helmet, bracelets, belt and fine arm ornaments shine brilliantly. The symbol of Srivatsa is on His chest, along with the glowing Kaustubha gem and a garland of forest flowers. The devotee should then worship that Lord by taking pieces of firewood soaked in the sacrificial ghee and throwing them into the fire. He should perform the ritual of aghara, presenting into the fire the various items of oblation drenched in ghee. He should then offer to sixteen demigods, beginning with Yamaraja, the oblation called svishti-krit, reciting the basic mantras of each deity and the sixteen-line Purusha-sukta hymn. Pouring one oblation after each line of the Purusha-sukta, he should utter the particular mantra naming each deity.