मध्यजिह्वे स्फारितास्ये मध्ये निक्षिप्य चेतनाम् ।
उच्चरन्मनसा मन्त्रं शिवो ध्यायन्प्रशाम्यति ॥९८॥
madhyajihve sphāritāsye madhye nikṣipya cetanām |
uccaran manasā mantraṃ śivo dhyāyan praśāmyati
anuṣṭubh
With tongue placed in the middle of the open mouth, casting consciousness into the middle, mentally uttering the mantra, meditating as Śiva, one comes to perfect rest.