| Now
that we have received the sacred waters, it is time to symbolically
cleanse our hands by offering a spoonful (uddharane) of water into
the hands of the principals and by wiping the hands with reverence
as we chant
apavitrah pavitrovaa sarvaavastthaam gathopivaa
yahsmareth pundareekaaksham bahyaabhyantarah shuchihi
May anything unholy become holy, may all lower tendencies depart
cleansing both inside and out as we contemplate the lotus-eyed one |
