Agniveshyagrihyasutra 2.6.8

Then, in the afternoon, having taken a copper or earthen water-pot, having gone out from the village toward the east or north, having gone to a sacred spot and taken water, having taken earth for purification in a clean place—neither moist, nor with feces, nor saline, nor an anthill, nor mixed with gravel, nor mixed with grassy turf—having placed the sacred thread over his ear, having scattered grass with: "You are a strainer," he discharges urine and feces on it.

Not on a funeral pyre, not in a river, not on grass, in an orchard, or in celestial shade, not on a path, not on ashes, not in the middle of a plowed field, not on cow dung, and not in the shadows of a cremation ground, a large tree, or an anthill.

By day and at the two twilights, facing north; if at night, facing south.

Having held the penis and stood up, he should perform purification unweariedly in such a way that it removes the odor and smear.

And having touched the water-pot with one [hand], having washed his hands and feet, having sipped water, and having meditated in his mind on the syllable Om, he becomes pure.

Then, when the sun has set, he sprinkles himself with water with: "Of Dadhikrāvan I have sung..."

Then he sips water with this anuvāka: "May Agni and wrath..."

Having sipped water, he sprinkles himself with water with the three [verses]: "Waters, you are indeed refreshing..."

Silently, he should turn water clockwise.

Then, having taken water in his joined palms, having stood up facing the sun, having consecrated it with the Gāyatrī together with the sacred syllable Om and the mystic utterances, he should cast it upward three times.

Then he should circumambulate clockwise.

Then, having sat down, he satiates with water: "I satiate Dhātṛ."

"I satiate Aryaman."

"I satiate Mitra."

"I satiate Varuṇa."

"I satiate Aṃśumat."

"I satiate Bhaga."

"I satiate Indra."

"I satiate Vivasvat."

"I satiate Pūṣan."

"I satiate Parjanya."

"I satiate Tvaṣṭṛ."

"I satiate Viṣṇu."

Then, having scattered darbha grass near the water and sat down, with strainers in his hand, seated facing west, he should invoke the Gāyatrī in his mind:

"May the boon-giving goddess come, the imperishable, equal to Brahman

Gāyatrī, the mother of metres; do enjoy this Brahman of ours!

You are vigor, you are endurance, you are strength, you are splendor; you are the abode and the name of the gods; you are all; you are the all-life; you are everything; you are the life of everything; the conqueror! Om, I invoke the Gāyatrī."

"I invoke the Sāvitrī."

"I invoke Sarasvatī."

Having thus invoked, having repeated three times this anuvāka: "Om bhūḥ, Om bhuvaḥ, Om suvaḥ, Om mahaḥ, Om janaḥ, Om tapaḥ, Om satyam; Om, may we meditate on that desirable splendor of the divine Savitṛ, who shall inspire our thoughts," having performed three breath controls, before the rising of the stars he should repeat the Sāvitrī together with the sacred syllable Om and the mystic utterances a thousand times, or a hundred times, or at least ten times.

Then he should dismiss the goddess with: "On the highest peak..."

Then, having stood up, he attends upon the western direction with the three [verses]: "Whatever [offence] this of ours, like people...", and with the two [verses]: "Hear this call of mine, O Varuṇa..."

Having turned around following his right arm, he attends upon the southern direction: "To Yama, to Dharmarāja, to Mṛtyu, and to Antaka,

to Vaivasvata, to Kāla, and to the destroyer of all beings,

to Audumbara, to Dadhna, to Nīla, to Parameṣṭhin,

to Vṛkodara, to Citra, indeed homage to Citragupta!"

thus.

In the very same manner, he attends upon the northern direction: "The cosmic order, the truth, the supreme Brahman, the person who is black and tawny,

whose seed is drawn up, who has uneven eyes; homage indeed to the multiform!"

thus.

Having turned around in the very same manner, standing facing west, with: "What honey of yours, O Sarasvatī, is in the waters, in cows, and in horses,

with that, O rich in horses, O Sarasvatī, anoint my face!" he touches his face.

With: "Ward off, O Indra, the yellow-bristled, monstrous piśāca;

destroy every rakṣas!" he touches his shoulder.

Having performed three clockwise circumambulations, he makes salutation.

Having in this manner worshipped the morning twilight, at the time of sipping water, having consecrated [the water] with this anuvāka: "May the sun and wrath...", he sips it.

Standing facing east, he should mutter the Sāvitrī.

He attends upon the eastern direction with the three [verses]: "Mitra, who sustains the cultivators..."

Having performed the customary bath, having worshipped the twilight at noon, he sips water with: "May the waters purify the earth..."

Then, having taken water, having consecrated it with: "By truth...", and having thrown it upward, he attends upon the sun with the three [verses]: "Looking up above the darkness...", "Up that...", "Wonderful...", and with the two [verses]: "That eye established by the gods...", "He who has arisen..."

The attendance upon the directions is just the same.

Or, equipped with the rule of bathing, the twilight worship concludes; it concludes. || 8