शिक्यद्वय समोपेतां तन्मध्ये विन्यसेत्तुलाम् । स्नातः शुक्लांबरधरः शुक्लमाल्यानुलेपनः
śikyadvaya samopetāṃ tanmadhye vinyasettulām | snātaḥ śuklāṃbaradharaḥ śuklamālyānulepanaḥ
இரண்டு சிக்யங்களுடன் கூடிய துலாவை நடுவில் நிறுவ வேண்டும். நீராடி வெள்ளை ஆடை அணிந்து, வெள்ளை மாலைகளும் வெள்ளை அனுலேபனமும் பூண்டு அலங்கரிக்க வேண்டும்.
Skanda (deduced)
Type: kshetra
Scene: At the center of the ritual space stands a tulā (balance scale) with two slings; the patron, freshly bathed, dressed in white, adorned with white garlands and sandal/white unguents, prepares for a weighing-offering rite.
Purification (snāna) and sattvic presentation symbolize inner clarity before performing sacred charity.
This is a procedural verse within tīrtha-māhātmya; the site is not specified in this snippet.
Installation of the tulā with two slings, and preparatory purity rules: bathing and wearing white with white adornments.
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