Sūta said: To his north, he shall worship Viṣṇu the lord of the chiefs of Devas by means of Gāyatrī, after performing Homa in the fire duly by repeating the five mantras and the Praṇava. By thus worshipping the lord he attains Sāyujya with Śiva. Thus, succinctly the mode of worshipping Śiva has been mentioned. After hearing this directly from Rudra, this was mentioned to me by Vyāsa in former times.