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No — Shakalya (herbal-mix) offerings are prohibited during the Uvacha verses (Rishi, Raja, Devi, Doota Uvacha); the primary offerer gives ghee instead, while others offer fruit, betel leaf, or honey.

For the first verse (Markandeya Uvacha), the Samput mantra is recited, then repeated once more, then the verse itself is recited, followed by the Samput mantra one final time — the same three-mantra-plus-verse pattern repeats for every subsequent verse throughout the text.

Take the Sankalpa, perform Viniyoga only once at the start, recite the full Argala Stotra from "Markandeya Uvacha" to its final mantra for 108 recitations daily, offering one red hibiscus flower after every 10 recitations, continuing this for 9 days until the targeted total is reached.