आवाह्य प्रतिमायुग्मे कल्पयेदासनादिकम् । अर्घ्यं च दद्याच्छिवयोर्मंत्रेणानेन मंत्रवित्
āvāhya pratimāyugme kalpayedāsanādikam | arghyaṃ ca dadyācchivayormaṃtreṇānena maṃtravit
Having invoked Them into the paired images, the knower of mantra should arrange the seat and the other offerings, and then present arghya to Śiva and Śivā with this very mantra.
Narratorial/Instructional voice within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa (speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Type: temple
Scene: A pūjaka before a twin icon setup of Śiva and Śivā; performing āvāhana with mudrā, placing a seat, arranging offerings, and presenting arghya in a vessel; lamps and flowers nearby.
Reverence becomes concrete through orderly worship—invocation, proper hospitality (āsana), and respectful offering (arghya).
None is named; the verse teaches a standard temple/home ritual format.
Āvāhana into a pair of icons, preparation of āsana and upacāras, and offering arghya to Śiva–Śivā using the stated mantra.