vṛttiḥ --- tapaḥ śāstrāntaropadiṣṭaṃ kṛcchracāndrāyaṇādi| svādhyāyaḥ praṇavapūrvāṇāṃ mantrāṇāṃ japaḥ| īśvarapranidhānaṃ sarvakriyāṇāṃ tasmin paramagurau phalanirapekṣatayā samarpaṇam| etāni kriyāyoga ityucyate ||1||

sa kimarthamityāha ---