Having performed his ablutions, having repeated the usual incantations to the god of fire and having donned his attire and ornaments, Madhava worshipped the rising sun.
कृतोदकानुजप्यः स हुताग्नि: समलंकृतः। ततश्चादित्यमुद्यन्तमुपातिष्ठत माधवः॥