अथ मां स मुनिः प्राह विहस्य मुनिसत्तमाः । सत्यमेतत्त्वया ज्ञातं मम मंत्रपराक्रमम्
atha māṃ sa muniḥ prāha vihasya munisattamāḥ | satyametattvayā jñātaṃ mama maṃtraparākramam
បន្ទាប់មក មុនីនោះបាននិយាយមកខ្ញុំ ដោយញញឹម ឱមុនីដ៏ប្រសើរបំផុតទាំងឡាយ៖ «អ្នកបានដឹងត្រឹមត្រូវហើយ—នេះជាឥទ្ធិពលនៃមន្ត្ររបស់ខ្ញុំ»។
Narrator (unnamed) quoting the muni; the muni confirms mantra-power
Type: kshetra
Scene: The muni, serene and slightly smiling, speaks a confirming sentence; the listener’s posture shifts from questioning to attentive receptivity; a rosary glints in the muni’s hand.
Mantra, when truly mastered, is presented as a legitimate dharmic source of extraordinary capability and knowledge.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it sets up the forthcoming description of the specific mantra practice.
The verse introduces mantra as the cause; the exact japa details follow in subsequent verses.