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Sadhu Bhagwant, please bear and forgive me for the discomfort caused by my body touching your feet.
After saying "nisihi” the disciple carries out pramarjan (cleaning) of 3 posterior areas, 3 anterior areas and 3 floor areas, totaling to 9 areas and sits in front of the Guru in a squatting position with feet flat on the ground. He then places the Rajoharan/Charavala (a broom with woolen threads used to clean a space of any subtle living beings) near the Guru's feet and consecrates the Guru's feet therein. Thereafter, the disciple places muhapatti on the rajoharan/charavla and says the following syllables separately and distinctly:
'a'- said while touching the rajoharan/charavla 'ho'- said while touching one's forehead 'ka'- said while touching the rajoharan/charavla 'yam'- said while touching one's forehead 'ka'- said while touching the rajoharan/charavla 'ya'- said while touching one's forehead Refer figures 3,4,5
Thereafter the disciple places both hands downwards on the consecration of Guru's feet (on the rajoharan/charavala), bows and says “samfasam”. Here the first namaskar (gesture of respect by bowing) takes place. See figure 6
Then the disciple joins both hands and places them on his forehead and says “Khamnijjo bhe! Kilamo”. The words until here are included in the anugyapan sthan.
