Then the brahmin boy performed the Saṃkalpapūjā (worship by mental conception) sixteen times with the five-syllabled mantra with the word Śrī prefixed to Śiva.
आस्नानादिप्रणामान्तं पूजयन्वृषभध्वजम् ।। मंत्रवादित्रपूजाभिस्सर्षीणां सन्निधौ तथा ।। ४५ ।।
After taking a seat and offering obeisances he worshiped the bull flag By chanting mantras and worshiping musical instruments in the presence of the sages.