| Chant
as follows:
Gruha devataam ddhyayaami
Ddhyaanam
samarpayaami
"I respectfully contemplate our family
Godhead"
Finally, it is necessary to pay respect to the family guru (Guru
here refers to aachaaryaas such as Adi Shankarachaarya, Ramanuja
- acharya, Madhvaachaarya) and offer prayer before beginning
the ceremony by chanting
Guru brahmaa gururvishnuhu gururdevo maheswararaha
Guru saakshaat parabrahma tasmai sreeguruve namaha
Salutations to the preceptor who is verily Brahma,
Vishnu and Maheshwara and who personifies the Supreme Being |
