मध्ये वेदिः प्रकर्त्तव्या चतुरस्रा सुशोभना । निष्पाद्य मंडलं तत्र मध्ये पद्मं प्रकल्पयेत्
madhye vediḥ prakarttavyā caturasrā suśobhanā | niṣpādya maṃḍalaṃ tatra madhye padmaṃ prakalpayet
Ở chính giữa, nên dựng một vedi (đàn tế) hình vuông, trang nghiêm mỹ lệ. Khi đã hoàn thành maṇḍala tại đó, hãy sắp đặt hình hoa sen ở trung tâm của nó.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Not specified
Scene: At the center of the ritual ground, a beautiful square altar is made; within the completed maṇḍala, a lotus motif is drawn in the middle, ready for invocation and offerings.
Symbolic geometry (square altar, lotus center) externalizes inner purity and cosmic order, aligning ritual space with dharmic intention.
The rite is taught within the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, as part of concluding the Somavāra-vrata.
Make a square central altar (vedi), complete the maṇḍala, and place a lotus motif at the center.