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Achamana Vidhi

There are three types of Achamana methods Śrauta Āchamanam, Smṛtyāchamanam, and Purāṇāchamanam. Their mantras are given below. Place the right hand in the shape of a cow's ear (Gokarṇākṛti), take water from the Pañcapātra with the Udṁdharinī using the left hand, pour it into the right palm, and drink it silently. For the fourth name, release the water, and for the subsequent names, offer Namaskāram. According to tradition, for the remaining names, you may touch the parts of the body. Smṛtyāchamanam 1. hastā̍vava̱nijya̱ (Wipe both palms with water) 2. trirācā̍me̱t (Perform Āchamanam three times) 3. dviḥ pa̍ri̱mṛjya̍ (Take water in the left palm and touch the upper lip and lower lip separately with the right thumb) 4. sa̱kṛdu̍pa̱spṛśya̍ (Touch both lips together with the right thumb) 5. yatsa̱vyaṃ pā̱ṇiṃ (Left hand) 6. pā̱dau pro̱kṣati̱ (Left and right feet) 7. śira̍ḥ (Sprinkle water on the head) 8. cakṣu̍ṣī̱ (Left eye and right eye with thumb and ring finger) 9. nāsi̍ke̱ (Left nostril and right nostril with thumb and index finger) 10. śrotre̱ (Left ear and right ear with thumb and middle finger) 11. hṛda̍yamā̱labhya̍ (Chest with the palm) Śrauta Āchamanam 1. oṃ tatsa̍vi̱turvare”ṇya̱gg̱ svāhā” (Sip water) 2. bhargo̍ de̱vasya̍ dhīmahi̱ svāhā” (Sip water) 3. dhiyo̱ yo na̍ḥ praco̱dayā̱t svāhā” (Sip water) 4. āpo̱ hiṣṭhā ma̍yo̱bhuva̍ḥ (Both palms with water) 5. na̍ ū̱rje da̍dhātana (Both palms with water) 6. ma̱heraṇā̍ya̱ cakṣa̍se (Upper lip with right thumb) 7. yo va̍śśi̱vata̍mo̱ rasa̍ḥ (Lower lip with right thumb) 8. tasya̍ bhājayate̱ ha na̍ḥ (Sprinkle on head) 9. u̱śa̱tīri̍va mā̱tara̍ḥ (Sprinkle on head) 10. tasmā̱ ara̍ṅgamāma vaḥ (Left hand) 11. yasya̱ kṣayā̍ya̱ jinva̍tha (Both feet) 12. āpo̍ ja̱naya̍thā ca naḥ (Head) 13. oṃ bhūḥ (Chin with all fingers of right hand) 14. oṃ bhuva̍ḥ (Left nostril with thumb and index finger) 15. og̐ṃ suva̍ḥ (Right nostril with thumb and index finger) 16. oṃ maha̍ḥ (Left eye with thumb and ring finger) 17. oṃ jana̍ḥ (Right eye with thumb and ring finger) 18. oṃ tapa̍ḥ (Left ear with thumb and ring finger) 19. og̐ṃ sa̱tyam (Right ear with thumb and ring finger) 20. oṃ tatsa̍vi̱turvare”ṇya̱m (Navel with thumb and little finger) 21. bhargo̍ de̱vasya̍ dhīmahi̱ (Heart) 22. dhiyo̱ yo na̍ḥ praco̱dayā”t (Head with all fingers of right hand) 23. omāpo̱ jyotī̱ raso̱’mṛta̱ṃ brahma̱ (Left shoulder with all fingers of right hand) 24. bhūrbhuva̱ssuva̱rom (Right shoulder with all fingers of right hand) Purāṇāchamanam 1. oṃ keśavāya svāhā (Sip water) 2. oṃ nārāyaṇāya svāhā (Sip water) 3. oṃ mādhavāya svāhā (Sip water) 4. oṃ govindāya namaḥ (Right hand) 5. oṃ viṣṇave namaḥ (Left hand) 6. oṃ madhusūdanāya namaḥ (Upper lip with thumb) 7. oṃ trivikramāya namaḥ (Lower lip with thumb) 8. oṃ vāmanāya namaḥ (Sprinkle on head) 9. oṃ śrīdharāya namaḥ (Sprinkle on head) 10. oṃ hṛṣīkeśāya namaḥ (Left hand) 11. oṃ padmanābhāya namaḥ (Both feet) 12. oṃ dāmodarāya namaḥ (Brahma randhra - crown of head) 13. oṃ saṃkarṣaṇāya namaḥ (Chin with all fingers of right hand) 14. oṃ vāsudevāya namaḥ (Left nostril with thumb and index finger) 15. oṃ pradyumnāya namaḥ (Right nostril with thumb and index finger) 16. oṃ aniruddhāya namaḥ (Left eye with thumb and ring finger) 17. oṃ puruṣottamāya namaḥ (Right eye with thumb and ring finger) 18. oṃ adhokṣajāya namaḥ (Right ear with thumb and ring finger) 19. oṃ nārasiṃhāya namaḥ (Left ear with thumb and ring finger) 20. oṃ acyutāya namaḥ (Navel with thumb and little finger) 21. oṃ janārdanāya namaḥ (Heart with palm) 22. oṃ upendrāya namaḥ (Top of head) 23. oṃ haraye namaḥ (Left shoulder joint) 24. oṃ śrīkṛṣṇāya namaḥ (Right shoulder joint)