गान्धर्व तन्त्र (शैव-शाक्त आगम - मन्त्र-रहस्य, यन्त्र एवं देवतोपासना सटीक)

After these preliminary rites, comes the offering of
three handfuls of flowers and three libations of the con-
secrated liquid with the mantras (1) ऐं क्लीं सौः महात्रिपुरसुन्दरी-
श्रीपादुकां पूजयामि (2) ऐं क्लीं सौ महात्रिपुरसुन्दरीश्रीपादुकां तर्पयामि.
Exhibition of the nine Mudrās Sankshobani to Yoni
follows the offering of the following prayer to the goddess -
“O Goddess, May you be kind to me, may you
accept my worship as I though poor physically as well as
in material resources offer it in a devotional sipirit ”
After the exhibition of the Mudrās, the practitioner
is to present the seven items of offering using नमः स्वधा and
वौषट् wherever necessary
Tarpana is to be done with the Tatva Mudrā in
which the thumb and the Index finger are to be joined
of the left hand At the end, come Japa and offer of the
sacrifice, ointment, collyrium, mirror and umbrella
25TH CHAPTER
The 15th chapter describes the things to be offered in
worship These are Āsana, Pādya, Arghya, Āchamana, Madhu-
parka, Snāna Vastra, Bhushana Gandha Anjana, Pushpa,
Dhupa, Dipa, and Naivedya
Āsana or the seat It is to be either of gold or
silver or cloth or jewels or flowers or wood Among the
cloths red blanket is preferable