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 == Chapter synopsis ==
-In this chapter Anandamurti instructed bathing procedure. He told that while taking bath, pour water on the navel. Then wet the region below the navel by splashing water from the front. Then pour water from behind. Thereafter pour water on the crown of the head in such a way that it trickles down over the backbone. Then bathe all over.
+In this chapter Anandamurti instructed bathing procedure.
+=== General bath ===
+Anandamurtiji told that while taking bath first one should pour water on the navel. Then he should wet the region below the navel by splashing water from the front. Then he has to pour water from behind. After that he will pour water on the crown of the head in such a way that it trickles down over the backbone.
+After doing that he can bathe all over.
+=== Dip bath ===
 If someone does not want to take a dip bath, he should first pour water over the waist, on the navel region, and below, in the above-mentioned way, and then take the dip.
+=== Mantra recitation ===
 After finishing bath, before drying body, one should recite the following mantra while performing the prescribed mudrá and looking at any luminous object:
 <center><poem>Pitr puruśebhyo namah rśi devebhyo namah.