सूत उवाच । दक्षिणे चोत्तरे चापि संप्राप्ते चायनद्वये । पूजयित्वा पदं विष्णोरिमं मन्त्रमुदीरयेत्
sūta uvāca | dakṣiṇe cottare cāpi saṃprāpte cāyanadvaye | pūjayitvā padaṃ viṣṇorimaṃ mantramudīrayet
Sūta berkata: “Apabila tiba salah satu solstis—selatan atau utara—setelah memuja Jejak Suci kaki Viṣṇu, hendaklah seseorang melafazkan mantra ini.”
Sūta
Tirtha: Viṣṇoḥ Pada
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: At dawn of solstice, devotees and priests worship a footprint pedestal with lamps, incense, tulasī and flowers; the sun is depicted at a turning point; mantra recitation in unison.
Purāṇic dharma unites sacred time and sacred place: worship at the right season, then seal it with mantra.
Viṣṇupada (the sacred footprint of Viṣṇu) as a tīrtha of special efficacy.
During either ayana (solstice season), perform Viṣṇupada pūjā and then recite the prescribed mantra.