चान्द्रायणरताः केचित्केचित्पक्षोपवासिनः । मासोपवासिनः केचित्केचिदृत्वन्तपारणाः
cāndrāyaṇaratāḥ kecitkecitpakṣopavāsinaḥ | māsopavāsinaḥ kecitkecidṛtvantapāraṇāḥ
كان بعضهم مواظبًا على نسك «تشاندرايانا» (Cāndrāyaṇa)، وبعضهم يصوم نصف شهر. وكان بعضهم يصوم شهرًا كاملًا، وآخرون لا يفطرون إلا عند انقضاء فصلٍ من الفصول.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Revā Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A sequence-like tableau of ascetics marking time: one group performing Cāndrāyaṇa with measured morsels, another observing fortnight fast, another in month-long fast, and another breaking fast at season’s end—set beside the Narmadā with lunar/seasonal motifs subtly indicated.
The chapter honors graded disciplines of fasting as dharma-supporting practices that intensify the sanctity of a pilgrimage landscape.
The Narmadā tīrtha-region setting is praised through its association with renowned vratas practiced by ascetics there.
Cāndrāyaṇa, fortnight-long fasting, month-long fasting, and breaking the fast at the end of a season (ṛtvanta-pāraṇā).