प्रक्षिपेन्नव रत्नानि नीलादीन्क्रमशस्तथा । कर्मज्ञं च सपत्नीकमाचार्यं वरयेद्बुधः १११ ।
Precious gems shall be put in the nine vessels, one in each. The sensible devotee shall ask his preceptor to preside as a priest. The presiding priest shall be accompanied by his wife. He shall be well-versed in the rituals.
Gold idols of the guardians of the quarters and Viṣṇu shall be put in the different vessels. Viṣṇu shall be invoked and worshipped in the central vessel.
प्रागादिषु यथामंत्रमिंद्रा दीन्क्रमशो यजेत् । तत्तन्नाम्ना चतुर्थ्यां च नमोन्ते न यथाक्रमम् ११३ ।
The respective guardians of the different quarters shall be worshipped in the vessels concerned, using the dative case after the name and ending with Namaḥ.
At the end of the Japas, Homa shall be performed to the west of the vessel. According to the time, place and convenience, the offerings in the fire may be a crore, a hundred thousand, a thousand, or hundred and eight in number.