सानुस्वारोकारयुतो हकारः फट्समन्वितः । अनेनास्त्रेण संगृह्य स्नानं तत्र समाचरेत्
sānusvārokārayuto hakāraḥ phaṭsamanvitaḥ | anenāstreṇa saṃgṛhya snānaṃ tatra samācaret
O «astra» é a sílaba ha unida à vogal o com nasalização (anusvāra, ṃ), e dotada da exclamação phaṭ. Com este astra, recolha-se a terra purificadora e realize-se ali o banho ritual.
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.