History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c74.141.4

v5.c74.141.4

With darbhas in his hand a wise man should satiate his pitṛs. He should satiate with devotion his father and the rest by uttering their names and gotra and his maternal grandfather and others in the same way and should recite the following mantra 'May those who are my bandhus or not my bandhus or were my bandhus in some previous life reach satisfaction and also whoever desires satisfaction from me.' Then he should sip water (perform *ācamana*) in the prescribed way and draw the figure of a lotus in front of himself and offer thereon to the Sun *arghya* (respectful offering of water) with water mixed with red sandal-wood paste, flowers and akṣatas (grains of rice) and repeat the names of Sūrya (the Sun) 'Bow to thee! that are Viṣṇu in another form, that art the face of Viṣṇu, that hast thousand rays and that art all refulgence. Bow to thee that art beneficent, the lord of the world. Bow to thee that art adorned with divine sandalwood, that art seated on a lotus, adorned with ear-rings and armlets, the lord of people; that awakenest (or enlightenest) the whole world, that goest everywhere and markest the good and evil deeds; a bow to thee who art a god to all. O Bhāskara (Sun), be well disposed to me A bow to thee, Divākara (maker of day). A bow to thee, Prabhākara (source of refulgence)'.