Navarnavacandipancangastotra 61

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oṃcaṃ0paṃ pṛ0 30a) rṇādigantare gṛhāṇavimalaṃgandhaṃkṛpayā
parameśvarī bhagavatietategaṃdhaṃsama kaniṣṭa
yāgandhaṃnivedayet tataḥkaniṣṭakāṃguṣṭābhyāṃ
gaṃdhamudrāṃpradarśayet mūlaṃ akṣatāścasuraśre
ṣṭaṃkuṃkumoktāhyakhaṃḍitaḥ māyāniveditā
tubhyaṃgṛhāṇamadanugrahāt bhagavatiakṣa
tānimama tarjanīmadhyamāṃguṣṭaiḥmudrāṃdarśa
yet mūlaṃ tarūpavanasambhūtaṃnānāguṇama
noharam ānaṃdasaurabhaṃpuṣpaṃgṛhyatāmida
muttamam bhagavatietatepuṣpaṃsa tarjanyaṃgu
ṣṭayogenapuṣpamudrāṃpradarśayet śaktaudūrvā
rkamandarāntarpayejjānuvidbudhaḥ puṣpaṃpatraṃpha
laṃdevaṃnapradadyādadhomukham puṣpaṃjalauna

accept this pure perfume through your grace, O Supreme Mistress!' / 'O Bhagavatī, I offer this perfume to you!' One should present the perfume with the little finger. Then one should display the perfume gesture with the little finger and thumb. / [Reciting the] root mantra: / 'Unbroken grains, finest of the gods, mixed with saffron, whole— / presented by me to you; accept them out of grace toward me!' / 'O Bhagavatī, [these] unbroken grains are mine [to offer].' One should display the gesture with the forefinger, middle finger, and thumb. / [Reciting the] root mantra: / 'Arisen in trees and gardens, charming with manifold qualities, / delightful with the fragrance of bliss—let this supreme flower be accepted!' / 'O Bhagavatī, this is your flower!' / One should display the flower gesture by joining the forefinger and thumb. / A wise person who knows the proper ritual should offer *dūrvā*, *arka*, and *mandāra* to the Goddess with bent knees. One should not offer a flower, a leaf, or a fruit to a deity facing downwards. A flower in water, [...], and one that is stale [should not be offered].