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Once the morning ablutions is over, then rubbing the ashes all the while uttering the 笔谤补峁嘺惫补, purifying it by uttering the 笔谤补峁嘺惫补 seven times, and again uttering over it (the 笔补帽肠腻办峁�a谤补-惭补苍迟谤补 in) the 艢颈惫腻驳补尘补, one should cause the Digbandhana (enclosing within boundaries) to be performed. He should, once again, by uttering the self same (笔补帽肠腻办峁�a谤补) 补艣迟谤补-Mantra, sprinkle ashes over all the parts of the body, beginning with the head. This is what is known as the 惭补濒补蝉苍腻苍补 (washing away all impurities) by taking which the votary is rendered free from impurities.

With the five (辫补帽肠补产谤补丑尘补) Mantras beginning with the 莫艣膩na Mantra 鈥�莫艣腻苍补蝉 蝉补谤惫补痴颈诲测腻苍腻尘鈥� and so on, he should sprinkle ashes over the region of the head; with the 罢补迟辫耻谤耻峁�a Mantra over the face; with the Aghora Mantra, over the region of the thighs; with the V膩madeva Mantra, over the secret parts; with the 厂补诲测辞箩腻迟补 Mantra, over the feet and with the 笔谤补峁嘺惫补, over the other parts of the body. Then, sprinkling ashes over the entire body, from the soles to the head, and performing 腻肠补尘补苍补, he should clothe himself with clean white garments. This is what is known as the 痴颈诲丑颈蝉苍腻苍补 (bathing in ashes prescribed in the 痴别诲腻峁単补蝉). Here occur the following Mantras conveying the same import: Having obtained a handful of ashes, sanctified by the uttering of the Mantras selected from the text of the Vedas, the sprinkling of it over the body, from the head down to the feet, is said to be the 惭补濒补蝉苍腻苍补 from time of yore. With the self same Mantras one should undergo the sacrament of what is known as the 痴颈诲丑颈蝉苍腻苍补 that has to be gone through.

One should sprinkle ashes five times, with the 莫艣腻苍补-惭补苍迟谤补, with effort, over the head, seven times with the Mantra of (艢颈惫补鈥檚) fourth face (i.e., the 罢补迟辫耻谤耻峁�a), over the face, eight times, with the Aghora Mantra, over the heart, nine times, with the 痴腻尘补诲别惫补-惭补苍迟谤补, over the region of the navel above the secret parts, in accordance with the difference in the presiding deities and their seats.

[...] B峁沨ajj膩b膩la 鲍辫补苍颈峁�a诲 IV.7

There are eight 础峁単腻蝉 such as the chest and the like. Therein, having uttered the Mantras relating to each 础峁単补, along with the syllables composing the names of the objects of one鈥檚 desire (and of the 蝉腻诲丑补办补), having sprinkled with effort ashes over the two feet, then should the sprinkling of ashes over the entire body be made in the prescribed manner by a 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺. In the case of a 碍峁�a迟谤颈测补, however, with the exception of the face (the seat of the 罢补迟辫耻谤耻峁�a), all other parts of the body should be sprinkled over, in the order prescribed and in accordance with the rule relating to 叠丑补蝉尘补蝉苍腻苍补, before the commencement of the daily austerities and other duties.^[1]

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[1]:

Ibid IV. 1-7.