औदुम्बरं ततो दण्डं पुलस्त्योऽस्मै समाददे । एणशृंगान्वितं चर्म मन्त्रवद्विजसत्तमाः
audumbaraṃ tato daṇḍaṃ pulastyo'smai samādade | eṇaśṛṃgānvitaṃ carma mantravadvijasattamāḥ
تب پُلستیہ نے اسے اُدُمبَر کی لکڑی کا عصا عطا کیا؛ اور منتر کے ساتھ دوِجوں کے افضلوں نے سینگوں سے آراستہ ہرن کی کھال بھی دی۔
Sūta (continuing narration)
Scene: Pulastya, serene and authoritative, hands over an udumbara staff and a horned deer-hide to the initiate; nearby brāhmaṇas chant mantras beside a simple ritual setting.
Dharma is upheld through lineage and rite: sages and dvijas transmit consecrated implements with mantra-sanction.
The narrative belongs to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya cycle in the Nāgara Khaṇḍa.
Receiving and consecrating ritual implements—udumbara staff and deer-hide—through mantra in preparation for yajña.