गान्धर्व तन्त्र (शैव-शाक्त आगम - मन्त्र-रहस्य, यन्त्र एवं देवतोपासना सटीक)

the remainder is to be used in rubbing the head and the remaining parts Arghya is offered to the Sun-god with his mantra for completing the ceremony. In this the knees of the worshipper are to touch the ground and the mind to be concentrated Salutation to and seeing of the sun are to begin and end the ceremony The place where the vessels have been arranged should be duly washed with the water and the washing should be thrown into the water or near the root of a tree After offering the food to the preceptor and his wife or in their absence to the girls, the remaining part of the same should be eaten by the devotee Such a food is considered as Amrita. Sipping water before and after is necessary as also reciting the following prayer - शिवो दाता शिवो भोक्ता etc Ladies and Brahmins are to be fed each time the worship is performed Offering of food to the peceptor, girls, Brahmins and cows helps to remove the sin of errors committed in worshipping In doing Japa the concentration of the mind is to be aimed at by believing in and feeling identity with Śrīvidyā either as transcendent or as immanent 22nd CHAPTER This chapter describes the duties of a Sādhaka. These are - (1) Realisation of the Supreme Reality as identical with the individual soul. Anything offered with this conviction receives sacredness (2) The worship of Tripurā