Matsya Purana 284.4

284.4

vitānakaṃ ca kauśeyaṃ phalāni vividhāni ca 8.
tathāṃ'śukāni ramyāṇi śrīkhaṇḍaśakalāni ca.
ityevaṃ kārayitvā tāmadhivāsanapūrvakam 9.
śuklamālyāmbaradharaḥ śuklābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ.
pradakṣiṇaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā gṛhītakusumāñjaliḥ 10.
puṇyaṃ kālamathā''sādya mantrānetānudīrayet.
namaste sarvadevānāṃ tvameva bhavanaṃ yataḥ 11.
dhātrī tvaṃ sarvabhūtānāmataḥ pāhi vasuṃdhare.

On the altar (Vedi) the black deer skin should be spread and over it should be made a mound of sesamum Above the heap should be placed the image of the earth and round it should be placed salt, etc, along with 18 kinds of grains Then 8 pitchers full of water should be placed covered over with silk awning as well as various kinds of fruits and coconnuts and clothings Afterwards the devotee should put on white clothes, white garlands and taking a handful of flowers,—7-10

Recite the following mantras at an auspicious moment:—"O Mother Universe! You are the refuge of all the Devas, I therefore salute you You protect all the Jīvas, therefore protect me O Vasundhare! You hold the Vasus all the beings, pray protect me O Achale! Even the four faced Lord Brahmâ does not adequately know your limit Therefore you are Ananta My salutations to you O, one without any beginning or an end, Guard me from the perils of this vast and fearful ocean of the world You are with Viṣṇu in the form of Lakshmī, with Śiva in the form of Gaurī, with Brahmâ in the form of Sâvitrī You are the light of the Sun and the Moon, intellect in Vṛihaspati, Medhâ (intelligence) retentive faculty in the Munis—11 15