नासावर्त्म द्वयं हित्वा मातरिश्वा मुखाद्वहेत् । शंसेद्दिनद्वयादर्वाक्प्रयाणं तस्य चाध्वनि
nāsāvartma dvayaṃ hitvā mātariśvā mukhādvahet | śaṃseddinadvayādarvākprayāṇaṃ tasya cādhvani
Si, délaissant les deux voies nasales, le souffle vital s’écoule par la bouche, il faut annoncer que son départ (la mort) surviendra avant deux jours, tandis qu’il s’engage sur la voie ultime.
Skanda
At the approach of the end, one should turn fully to God—especially in Kāśī, where remembrance and surrender are praised as liberating.
The verse sits within Kāśī Khaṇḍa instruction; Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) is the implied sacred setting where an auspicious end is sought.
No explicit rite; it gives a prognostic sign: prāṇa shifting from the nostrils to the mouth.