गायत्रीं शिरसा हीनां महाव्याहृतिपूर्व्विकाम् । प्रणवाद्यां जपंस्तिष्ठन्क्षिपेदंभोंजलि त्रयम्
gāyatrīṃ śirasā hīnāṃ mahāvyāhṛtipūrvvikām | praṇavādyāṃ japaṃstiṣṭhankṣipedaṃbhoṃjali trayam
Debout, qu’on récite la Gāyatrī — sans la section Śiras, précédée des grandes Vyāhṛtis, commençant par le Praṇava — puis qu’on offre trois poignées d’eau.
Skanda (deduced from Dharmāraṇya-khaṇḍa narrative style within Brahmakhaṇḍa)
Type: ghat
Scene: At dawn or dusk, a practitioner stands facing the sun, reciting Gāyatrī with focused gaze, then offers three arghyas—three arcs of water glittering in the light.
Purification is secured through disciplined mantra-recitation (Gāyatrī with vyāhṛtis and Oṃ) coupled with a reverent water-offering.
No specific locality is named; the instruction is portable and aligns with tīrtha-dharma as practiced anywhere.
Standing, recite Gāyatrī (without the Śiras), preceded by Mahāvyāhṛtis and beginning with Praṇava, then offer/cast three añjalis of water.