10. Regarding Purnahuti

4.12 PURNAHUTI—There is no tattva beyond god. Purnahuti shall be done in the following way for those who desire to have the grace of the Lord. Narayana must be meditated upon and then the mulamantra is to be uttered with the syllable 'Vausat' in the reversal order. The effect of the mantra, full of nectar, flowing from it is peerless, beyond guess and beyond the senses. Purnahuti shall be done in the following way for those who seek Moksa. The preceptor shall think of the pupil as having parts and himself as partless using the imperishable mantra like the entire tattva. The ghee which is taken for purnahuti shall be considered as partless and as having parts. The body of the pupil shall be considered as distinct from karman. The pupil and ghee are to be considered to have become partless. The preceptor shall consider his own consciousness as having gone beyond the six qualities without any requirement for mudra and mantra, and having reached the region of great bliss. Having Confidence in his own power he shall then utter the seven syllabled mantra' he shall do purnahuti uttering vausat². 1. Om purusaya namah 2. Jayakhya-samhita Ch XVI 140

The preceptor shall then do homa in order that the stage of attaining brahman may remain stable.The mantras for this homa shall begin with pranava and end with namaha and have the following ten words in between. Apratarkyam, anirdesyam, anaupamyam, anamayam, suksmam, sarvagatam, nityam, dhruvam, avyayam and isvaram. Ten offerings are to be made with these mantras. He shall then consider the pupil and himself as supreme and offer purnahuti uttering vausat. He shall consider himself as the pupil and visnu who is all pervading and present everywhere, to have stationed in one place that is free from the villows, that is motionless. The vaisnava diksa would then be held to have given moksa. The preceptor shall unite the tattvas which he got through the process of creation with the body of the pupil. He shall purify the disciple's consciousness and unite it in his body. He shall again think of visnu who pervades everywhere, who is supreme, of the form of mantra and has a form. He shall worship Him with arghya, flowers and others. 141

The preceptor shall make a mark on the forehead of the pupil with the ashes and go to the mandala. He shall worship duly the lord of the mantra and place visnu hasta (hand) on the pupil's head, backward and in the chest. He shall gently touch the pupil's body from head to foot and make him utter the mantra with nyasa after mental worship. He shall then worship god who is in the pitcher with many services¹. At the end of diksa the pupil shall prostrate before the preceptor with eight limbs² and address thus; "Oh! Preceptor, my kith and kin and myself are your servants". The preceptor shall be offered depending on one's capacity, a village or groups of gem or gold together with elephant, horse, chariot, cart or vehicles, soldiers and group of servants and servant maids. Whatever is deserving or by which the preceptor be pleased shall be given in full so that the disciple could have fulfilled his debts to him. 1. Sattvata-samhita XIX 334-337 a. 2. The eight limbs are: forehead, belly, two kness, two feet, and two hands. 142 www

He shall please him with fruits and water. This is the disciple to whom the preceptor administers diksa, and he would get moksa. All these shall be kept as a secret from disbelievers'. The preceptor shall please vaisnavas and the followers of pancaratra by giving them food and gifts. They shall spend the night by singing with others auspicious songs, along with the instrumental music with the narration of tales connected with pancaratra. He may do this for one or three or five or seven nights.