पश्चिमां दिशमास्थाय प्राङ्मुखः श्रद्धयाऽन्वितः । कृतांजलिपुटो भूत्वा इमं मंत्रमुदीरयेत्
paścimāṃ diśamāsthāya prāṅmukhaḥ śraddhayā'nvitaḥ | kṛtāṃjalipuṭo bhūtvā imaṃ maṃtramudīrayet
Postando-se na direção oeste, voltado para o leste, pleno de fé e com as mãos unidas em añjali, deve recitar este 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.
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