सोपस्करां च तां मृर्तिमाचार्याय निवेदयेत् । समुच्चरन्निमं मंत्रं व्रतकृन्मिथुनं मुदा
sopaskarāṃ ca tāṃ mṛrtimācāryāya nivedayet | samuccarannimaṃ maṃtraṃ vratakṛnmithunaṃ mudā
Ang mag-asawang tumutupad sa panata ay dapat masayang ihandog sa guro ang mūrti (sagradong imahen) na iyon, kasama ang lahat ng kaukulang kagamitan, habang malakas na binibigkas ang mantrang ito.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa context typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The couple offers a carefully prepared icon on a tray with lamps, incense, garlands, and cloth; the ācārya receives it while the couple recites a mantra aloud, hands joined, faces radiant.
Ritual giving should be accompanied by correct intention and sacred speech (mantra), offered respectfully through the guru.
Kāśī is the implied sacred setting where such vrata-acts and offerings are taught for attaining desired fruits.
Presenting the mūrti with its accessories to the ācārya while audibly reciting the prescribed mantra.