Sanatkumāra said: Hereafter, I shall mention another rite which is the greatest of all excellent gifts. At the time and spot mentioned before, in the Maṇḍapa, in the middle of the Kuṇḍa or on the bare ground in the presence of Śiva, the devotee shall out of affection worship Viṣṇu and the lotus-born deity by means of the following mantras along with the Praṇava duly uttered.