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Shloka 8

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

आत्मानं चान्तरात्मानं परमात्मानमेव च अभिवन्द्य पुनः सूर्यं ब्रह्माणं च विभावसुम्

ātmānaṃ cāntarātmānaṃ paramātmānameva ca abhivandya punaḥ sūryaṃ brahmāṇaṃ ca vibhāvasum

Tendo primeiro reverenciado o Si (Ātman), o Si interior (Antarātman) e, de fato, o Si supremo (Paramātman), deve-se novamente prestar veneração a Sūrya, a Brahmā e a Vibhāvasu (Agni), alinhando assim o paśu (alma individual) ao Pati (Śiva) por meio de consciência purificada e rito védico.

ātmānamthe self/one’s own self
ātmānam:
caand
ca:
antar-ātmānamthe indwelling self (inner witness)
antar-ātmānam:
paramātmānam evathe Supreme Self alone (Pati as the highest principle)
paramātmānam eva:
abhivandyahaving saluted/bowed to
abhivandya:
punaḥagain/thereafter
punaḥ:
sūryamthe Sun-god (Sūrya)
sūryam:
brahmāṇamBrahmā (the creator, Vedic lord of rites)
brahmāṇam:
caand
ca:
vibhāvasumVibhāvasu, Agni (sacrificial fire, illuminer)
vibhāvasum:

Suta Goswami (narrating ritual sequence within the Purva-Bhaga narrative)