॥ दीपः ॥ dīpaḥ ॥🔗

The next offering is Dīpa – the offering of light.

Kriya: Now please take the lit lamp in your hands and slowly wave towards Sri Guru's sacred feet/paduka along with the mantra and please ring the bell as you do so.

ॐ ह्रीं एष दीप ्रीं ः सर्वदेवदेवीस्वरूपाय सद्गु रु-THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM दाय नमः ॥ auṁ hrīṁ eṣa dīpaḥ sarvadevadevīsvarupāya sadguru nityānanandāya namaḥ ॥

The next offering is naivedyam – the offering of sacred food onto Sri Sadguru.

Now take a uddharani of water and hover it clockwise over the Naivedyam. Please chant the mantra and sound the bell as you do so, please offer the water in the uddharani on Sri Guru's feet/paduka.

ॐ ह्रीं इदं सोपकरण न ्रीं ैवेद्यं सर्वदेवदेवीस्वरूपाय सद्गु रु-THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM दाय निवेदयामि ॥

auṁ hrīṁ idaṁ sopakaraṇa naivedyaṁ sarvadevadevīsvarupāya sadguru-nityānandāya nivedayāmi ॥