पाद्यार्घ्याचमनीयार्थं त्रीणि पात्राणि देशिक: । हृदा शीर्ष्णाथ शिखया गायत्र्या चाभिमन्त्रयेत् ॥ २२ ॥
pādyārghyācamanīyārthaṁ trīṇi pātrāṇi deśikaḥ hṛdā śīrṣṇātha śikhayā gāyatryā cābhimantrayet
- pādya
- of the water offered to the Lord for bathing His feet
- arghya
- the water offered to the Lord as a token of respectful greeting
- ācamanīya
- and the water offered to the Lord for washing His mouth
- artham
- placed there for the purpose
- trīṇi
- three
- pātrāṇi
- the vessels
- deśikaḥ
- the worshiper
- hṛdā
- by the “heart” mantra
- śīrṣṇā
- by the “head” mantra
- atha
- and
- śikhayā
- by the “crown” mantra
- gāyatryā
- and by the Gāyatrī mantra
- ca
- also
- abhimantrayet
- he should perform purification by chanting
The worshiper should then purify those three vessels. He should sanctify the vessel holding water for washing the Lord’s feet by chanting hṛdayāya namaḥ, the vessel containing water for arghya by chanting śirase svāhā, and the vessel containing water for washing the Lord’s mouth by chanting śikhāyai vaṣaṭ. Also, the Gāyatrī mantra should be chanted for all three vessels.