Bathing in the morning and in the evening, I shall perform the Homa. I shall reduce my body by eating sparingly; I shall wear rags and skins; I shall carry matted hair on my head.
अग्नौ जुह्वन्नुभौ कालावुभौ कालावुपस्पृशन्। कृशः परिमिताहारश्चीरचर्मजटाधरः॥