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Shloka 12

स्नानविधिः — गायत्र्यावाहन, सूर्यवन्दन, तर्पण, पञ्चमहायज्ञ, भस्मस्नान, मन्त्रस्नान

यज्ञोपवीती देवानां निवीती ऋषितर्पणम् प्राचीनावीती विप्रेन्द्र पितॄणां तर्पयेत् क्रमात्

yajñopavītī devānāṃ nivītī ṛṣitarpaṇam prācīnāvītī viprendra pitṝṇāṃ tarpayet kramāt

Usando o fio sagrado (yajñopavīta) no modo upavīta, devem-se oferecer as libações (tarpaṇa) aos Devas; no modo nivīta, realizar o tarpaṇa aos Ṛṣis; e no modo prācīnāvīta, ó melhor dos brâmanes, oferecer em devida ordem o tarpaṇa aos Pitṛs.

yajñopavītīwith the sacred thread worn as upavīta (over the left shoulder)
yajñopavītī:
devānāmto the Devas
devānām:
nivītīwith the thread worn as nivīta (resting/looped in the prescribed manner)
nivītī:
ṛṣi-tarpaṇamlibation (tarpana) to the Ṛṣis
ṛṣi-tarpaṇam:
prācīna-āvītīwith the thread worn as prācīnāvīta (over the right shoulder, for ancestral rites)
prācīna-āvītī:
vipra-indraO best of Brahmins
vipra-indra:
pitṝṇāmto the Pitṛs (ancestors)
pitṝṇām:
tarpayetshould satisfy/offer libations
tarpayet:
kramātin sequence, in proper order
kramāt:

Suta Goswami (narrating traditional ritual instructions within the Linga Purana)