The lord said: Thus propitiated, the preceptor shall make the disciple take his bath after testing him thus. The disciple shall stay with him for a year and serve him. He shall be pure and devoid of egotism. He shall become emaciated due to constant fasts. The preceptor shall then bless the disciple with the excellent perfect knowledge of Śiva in a holy place at an auspicious hour. The place may be the shore of the sea or the bank of a river, the cowpen or a temple, or a clean place in the house itself. The time shall be a Tithi conducive to the fulfilment of desires; the constellation and the junction of planets shall be auspicious. It shall be devoid of defects in every respect. Even in the isolated place the preceptor shall utter the mantra loudly and legibly with a delighted mind.