॥ दीपः ॥ dīpaḥ ॥🔗

The next offering is dīpah – the offering of lit lamp. Please clap your right hand index finger and middle finger on the left hand palm, while you chant the following mantra:

ॐ हः अस्त्राय फट् । auṁ haḥ astrāya phaṭ ।

Now sprinkle some water on the dipa patram while ringing the bell and chanting the mantra: ॐ हाम् हृदयाय नमः । auṁ hām hṛdayāya namaḥ ।

Now please take the lit lamp in your hands and slowly wave it clockwise in front of the Linga. Please chant the following mantra and ring the bell as you do so.

ॐ हां हौ शं िवाय नमः॥ auṁ hāṃ hauṃ śivāya namaḥ॥

श्री नित्यानन्देश्वरी आदिशक्ति समेत श्री नित्यानन्देश्वर-सदाशिवाय दीपं दर्शयामि ॥ śrī nityānandeśvarī ādiśakti sameta śrī nityānandeśvara-sadāśivāya dīpaṃ darśayāmi ॥