Early History of the Vaishnava Faith and Movement in Bengal, from Sanskrit and Bengali Sources c10.s1.71

c10.s1.71

All this is followed by a series of devotional acts which complete the ritual; namely, circumambulation (Pradakṣiṇa) from the left to the right of the divine image; dedication of self in the spirit of a servant (Dāsa-bhāva); muttering the Mūla-mantra 108 or 1,008 times with the performance of Prāṇāyāma; prayer for the attainment of Bhakti and absolution from thirty-two kinds of sin; and lastly, reverentially placing on one's head the remains of the offering presented to the deity (Nirmālya). Then the worshipper should take leave of the deity with the Visarjanī Mudrā and the prayer that the heart of the worshipper should become the resting place for the deity, accompanied by Lakṣmī.