Following the Satvata ritual that had been declared in days of yore by the Sun himself, king Uparichara used to adore the God of gods, and after his worship was over, to adore the Grandfather of the universe.
सात्वतं विधिमास्थाय प्राक् सूर्यमुखनिःसृतम्। पूजयामास देवेशं तच्छेषेण पितामहान्॥