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

the remainder is to be used in rubbing the head and
the remaining parts Arghya is offered to the Sun-god with
his mantra for completing the ceremony. In this the knees
of the worshipper are to touch the ground and the mind
to be concentrated Salutation to and seeing of the sun are
to begin and end the ceremony The place where the
vessels have been arranged should be duly washed with
the water and the washing should be thrown into the
water or near the root of a tree After offering the food
to the preceptor and his wife or in their absence to the
girls, the remaining part of the same should be eaten by
the devotee Such a food is considered as Amrita. Sipping
water before and after is necessary as also reciting the
following prayer - शिवो दाता शिवो भोक्ता etc
Ladies and Brahmins are to be fed each time the
worship is performed Offering of food to the peceptor,
girls, Brahmins and cows helps to remove the sin of errors
committed in worshipping In doing Japa the concentration
of the mind is to be aimed at by believing in and feeling
identity with Śrīvidyā either as transcendent or as immanent
22nd CHAPTER
This chapter describes the duties of a Sādhaka.
These are - (1) Realisation of the Supreme Reality as
identical with the individual soul. Anything offered with this
conviction receives sacredness (2) The worship of Tripurā