सानुस्वारोकारयुतो हकारः फट्समन्वितः । अनेनास्त्रेण संगृह्य स्नानं तत्र समाचरेत्
sānusvārokārayuto hakāraḥ phaṭsamanvitaḥ | anenāstreṇa saṃgṛhya snānaṃ tatra samācaret
L’« astra » est la syllabe ha jointe à la voyelle o avec la nasalisation (anusvāra), et pourvue de l’exclamation phaṭ. Par cet astra, qu’on recueille la terre purificatrice et qu’on accomplisse là le bain rituel.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual snāna at associated tīrtha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim at Prabhāsa gathers purified clay/earth, silently forms the astra-syllable ‘hoṃ’ with ‘phaṭ’, preparing for ritual bathing at the sacred shore.
Ritual purity is guarded by mantra: sound-formulas are presented as spiritual protections that sanctify action.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, in the context of its prescribed mantra-aided bathing procedure.
Use the specified astra-mantra (hakāra with okāra and anusvāra, plus phaṭ) while collecting and then performing snāna.