Shloka : 51

उपविश्य तत: शुद्ध आसने शुचिभूतले ।

असङ्कीर्ण उपस्पृश्यं प्राङमुखं वोत्तरामुखम् ॥ 51 ॥

અને તે વાર પછી, પવિત્ર પૃથ્વીને વિષે પાથર્યું અને શુદ્ધ, ને કોઈ બીજા આસનને અડ્યું ન હોય અને જે ઉપર સારી પેઠે બેસાય એવું જે આસન, તેને વિષે પૂર્વમુખે અથવા ઉત્તરમુખે બેસીને આચમન કરવું. ॥ 51 ॥

And there after one should spread a clean and comfortable mat, which has not been touched by any other mat, on a pious place and sit on it facing east or north and perform the 'Aachman'. || 51 ||

Commentary

Now, after wearing the clothes, one should sit facing east or north on an 'Asankirna' and a pure mat in a pious place or in the temple of God and perform 'Aachman'. i.e. sipping of water from the palm. Now, 'Asankirna' means the mat which has not been touched by any other mat; which is not too big enough to make two-three mats; not the same mat for oneself and God. Pure means which has not come into contact with any impure material; and 'Aasan' means a mat on which a person can sit comfortably. A mat prepared from silk cloth, woollen blanket, skin of Kaaliyar deer, washed cloth, wood, leaves, sacred grass called 'Darbh', jute or cane should be used to sit facing eastwards or northwards and perform 'Aachman'.

Now, to perform 'Aachman', keep the right hand in the middle of the knees, touching the left hand, take enough water to dip a grain of Udad into the centre of the right palm i.e. 'Bahya­teerth', make the 'Gokarnaakriti' i.e. the shape of cow’s ears using the fingers, perform the 'Aachman' using the filtered, pure water without froth (i.e. sip the water into the mouth without touching the lips, but do not drink it; this is called 'Aachman'). In this way, perform the 'Aachman' three times. Performing 'Aachman' with the remembrance of God, purifies the bioenergy.