पश्चिमां दिशमास्थाय प्राङ्मुखः श्रद्धयाऽन्वितः । कृतांजलिपुटो भूत्वा इमं मंत्रमुदीरयेत्
paścimāṃ diśamāsthāya prāṅmukhaḥ śraddhayā'nvitaḥ | kṛtāṃjalipuṭo bhūtvā imaṃ maṃtramudīrayet
Se tenant du côté de l’ouest, tourné vers l’est, rempli de foi et les mains jointes en añjali, qu’il prononce ce mantra.
Skanda (deduced)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The yajamāna stands at the western edge of a ritual square, facing the east where a lamp and altar glow. Hands in añjali, eyes lowered, he begins the mantra as priests look on.
Faith and correct orientation/posture discipline the mind, making the act of worship and giving spiritually potent.
No tīrtha-name appears in this verse; it provides general ritual posture within a tīrtha-māhātmya setting.
Positioning (west), facing east, joining hands in añjali, and reciting the prescribed mantra.