was I then, according to the ordinance, offered to the goddess the usual Arghya, and dedicated another to the Sun, that foremost of all heatgiving gods. Doing this duty I took my seat, devoted to both those gods.
ततोऽहमयं विधिवत् सरस्वत्यै न्यवेदयम्। तपतां च वरिष्ठाय निषण्णस्तत्परायणः॥