praarthana –
sarvapaapaharam punyam snaanam kaarteeka sambhavam |
nirvighnam kuru me deva daamodara namoఽstu te ||

samkalpam –
desakaalau samkeertya :
gamgaavaalukaabhi saptarshimamdalaparyamtam krtavaaraaseh paumdareekaasvamedhaadi samasta kratu phalaavaaptyartham, iha janmani janmaamtare cha baalya kaumaara yauvana vaardhakeshu, jaagrat svapna sushuptyavasthaasu j~naanatoఽj~naanatascha kaamatoఽkaamatah svatah preranayaa sambhaavitaanaam sarveshaam paapaanaamapanodanaartham dharmaarthakaamamoksha chaturvidha purushaartha siddhyartham, kshema sthairya vijayaayuraarogya aisvaryaadeenaam uttarottaraabhivrddhyartham sree shivakesavaanugraha siddhyartham varshe varshe prayukta kaarteekamaase ____ vaasara yuktaanaam ____ tithau sreemaan (sreematah) ____ gotraabhijaatah ____ naamadheyoఽham pavitra kaarteeka praatah snaanam karishye ||

mantram –
tulaaraasim gate surye gamgaa trailokyapaavanee |
sarvatra dravaroopena saa sampoornaa bhavettadaa ||

gamgaa praarthana –
amba tvaddarsanaanmuktih na jaane snaanajam phalam |
svargaarohana sopaanam mahaapunya taramgineem |
vamde kaaseem guhaam gamgaam bhavaaneem manikarnikaam ||
gamge maam puneehi |
gamgaa gamgeti yo brooyaat yojanaanaam satairapi |
muchyate sarva paapaabhyo vishnulokam sa gachchati ||