Sūta said: He should meditate within three aṅgulas below the umbilicus, on the excellent lotus having (at its centre) an octagon, a pentagon or a triangle. He should also meditate on the fire, moon and sun together with their consorts; or the order may be: first the sun, then the moon, and then the fire. Or the order may be first the fire, then the sun and then the moon as prescribed in the Śāstras. He should conceive the four[16] aims—Virtue etc. beneath the fire and ponder over the three guṇas over the zone. He should then think of Rudra stationed in sattva and adorned by Umā.