Satsangis should always wake up before sunrise. After bathing and other morning routines, they should put on clean clothes. (51)

Thereafter, one should sit on a clean āsan and perform personal daily puja facing east or north. (52)

While chanting the Swaminarayan mantra and remembering the guru, apply a U-shaped tilak made from chandan that has been sanctified by having been offered to Bhagwan and a kumkum chandlo to the forehead. One should also apply a tilak-chandlo of chandan to the chest and both arms. (53–54)

While chanting the Swaminarayan mantra and remembering the guru, apply a U-shaped tilak made from chandan that has been sanctified by having been offered to Bhagwan and a kumkum chandlo to the forehead. One should also apply a tilak-chandlo of chandan to the chest and both arms. (53–54)

While remembering Bhagwan and the guru, women should imprint only a kumkum chandlo to their foreheads. They should not apply a tilak. (55)

Thereafter, to gain the privilege to perform puja, a devotee who has taken the refuge of satsang should meditate on their ātmā while contemplating upon the glory of Bhagwan. The sacred mantra ‘Aksharam-aham Purushottam-dāso’smi’ should be recited with joy and devotion. One should identify one’s ātmā with Aksharbrahman and perform mānsi puja with a calm and focused mind. (56–58)

Thereafter, to gain the privilege to perform puja, a devotee who has taken the refuge of satsang should meditate on their ātmā while contemplating upon the glory of Bhagwan. The sacred mantra ‘Aksharam-aham Purushottam-dāso’smi’ should be recited with joy and devotion. One should identify one’s ātmā with Aksharbrahman and perform mānsi puja with a calm and focused mind. (56–58)

Thereafter, to gain the privilege to perform puja, a devotee who has taken the refuge of satsang should meditate on their ātmā while contemplating upon the glory of Bhagwan. The sacred mantra ‘Aksharam-aham Purushottam-dāso’smi’⁹ should be recited with joy and devotion. One should identify one’s ātmā with Aksharbrahman and perform mānsi puja with a calm and focused mind. (56–58)

9. This mantra should be recited as written. The meaning of this mantra is as follows: “I am akshar, a servant of Purushottam.”

Only Bhagwan and the Brahmaswarup guru can bestow moksha. Therefore, one should only meditate upon them and perform their mānsi puja. (59)

Thereafter, devoutly place the pictorial murtis on a clean cloth in a way that one can easily do their darshan. (60)