Shantikamalakara 1.12_13

1.12_13

Salutations to Śrī Lakṣmī and Nārāyaṇa; salutations to Arundhatī and Vasiṣṭha;
salutations to Umā and Maheśvara; salutations to Sītā and Rāma;
salutations to Vāṇī and Hiraṇyagarbha; salutations to mother and father;
salutations to Śacī and Puraṃdara; salutations to the ācāryas;
salutations to the venerable gurus; salutations to all Brahmins and great people.
Expulsion of spirits:
Verse: Let the spirits and piśācas, these burdens to the earth, depart;
without hindrance from them, I begin the sacred rite.