सोपस्करां च तां मृर्तिमाचार्याय निवेदयेत् । समुच्चरन्निमं मंत्रं व्रतकृन्मिथुनं मुदा
sopaskarāṃ ca tāṃ mṛrtimācāryāya nivedayet | samuccarannimaṃ maṃtraṃ vratakṛnmithunaṃ mudā
Pasangan yang menunaikan vrata hendaknya dengan sukacita mempersembahkan mūrti itu—lengkap dengan perlengkapan yang semestinya—kepada ācārya, sambil melafalkan mantra ini dengan suara jelas.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa context typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The couple offers a carefully prepared icon on a tray with lamps, incense, garlands, and cloth; the ācārya receives it while the couple recites a mantra aloud, hands joined, faces radiant.
Ritual giving should be accompanied by correct intention and sacred speech (mantra), offered respectfully through the guru.
Kāśī is the implied sacred setting where such vrata-acts and offerings are taught for attaining desired fruits.
Presenting the mūrti with its accessories to the ācārya while audibly reciting the prescribed mantra.