In the chapter 4 in Section 5 of Kailash-Samhita of Shiva Purana, Shiva informed about the conduct of Sanyasi.
The devotee shall get up in the Brahma Muhurta and think about the preceptor Shiva seated in the thousand-petalled lotus on the head. He shall bow to the preceptor with palms joined in reverence and worship him with scents, fragrant flowers etc. created by his imagination. He shall pray thus — “O lord, let whatever I do from morning till sunset and from sunset till daybreak be your worship.” After intimating to the preceptor thus and securing the permission he shall retain the breath and sit down, with his mind and the sense-organs under full control. He shall then meditate on the six-fold wheels from the root to the Brahma Randhra. In the middle he shall think of the Nirguṇa Sadashiva, free from ailment, the great Brahman, with the lustre of crores of lightning, identical with splendour, with the body of existence, knowledge and bliss. He will do daily course and take bath. The Sandhya prayers shall be performed with thoughts on the preceptor. After performing the Achamana twice he shall take the ashes repeating the Sadyadi mantra. Then repeating the mantras “Agniriti” he shall touch the body. Repeating the mantra “Apo vai”— he shall mix the ashes with water. He shall make two balls of the pasted ashes with the mantras “Om Apo Jyoti” and “Ma Nastok” — He shall divide one of the balls into five and apply each respectively to the head, face, chest, private parts and the feet. He shall repeat the mantra beginning with “Ishana”— and ending with “Sadya.” After applying the ashes, he shall repeat Om touching all the parts of the body. He shall wash his hands, feet and take the other ball. Adoring as before he shall apply three parallel lines on the forehead repeating the mantra ‘Tryayuṣa’ and the ‘Tryambaka’. He shall apply the same on the chest with the Praṇava and on the shoulders with “Oṃ Namaḥ Shivaya.” Uttering Panchikaraṇa mantra, the scholarly ascetic shall think of his preceptor. In the manner as explained hereafter he shall perform six Praṇayamas. Touching the navel, the joints of the arms and the back in order he shall wash both the hands duly and perform Achamana twice. He shall take some water in the right hand and cover it with the left hand. Praṇava is then repeated twelve times. Sprinkling this water thrice on the head he shall drink water thrice meditating on Omkara—Shiva with pure mind — Shiva who is stationed in the middle of the solar disc, the god consisting of all splendour, possessing eight arms, four faces, the wonderful form half-female, endowed with wonderful qualities and bedecked in ornaments. After meditating thus duly he shall offer three Arghyas. After performing the Japa of Gayatri hundred and eight times, he shall offer Tarpaṇa twelve times. After performing the Achamana he shall perform Pranayama thrice. Then he shall go to the hall of worship thinking on Shiva. After reaching the door he shall wash his feet silently and perform Achamana twice. He shall enter it duly placing the right foot at first. Inside the Maṇḍapa there, he, the intelligent ascetic, shall draw the mystic diagram (Yantra) in due order and worship.
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