He then, O Bharata, began to perform the ceremonies in honour of the gods and the departed manes, by dividing that Charu into as many parts as were necessary, according to the injunctions of the scriptures, and by invoking the gods headed by Indra.
ततः समारभत् कर्म दैवं पित्र्यं च भारत। आहूय देवानिन्द्रादीन् भागं भागं विधिक्रमात्॥