माघ कृष्णचतुर्दश्यामुपोष्य निशि जागृयात् । कृत्तिवासेशमभ्यर्च्य यः स यायात्परां गतिम्
māgha kṛṣṇacaturdaśyāmupoṣya niśi jāgṛyāt | kṛttivāseśamabhyarcya yaḥ sa yāyātparāṃ gatim
من يصم في اليوم الرابع عشر من النصف المظلم من شهر ماغها (Māgha)، ويسهر ليلًا، ويعبد الرب كريتّيفاسِيشا (Kṛttivāseśa)، ينل المقام الأعلى.
Skanda (deduced Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame: Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kṛttivāseśa (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sages / within episode: Agastya is addressed in adjacent verses
Scene: Night at Kāśī: devotees keep vigil with lamps, chanting before the Kṛttivāseśa liṅga; the moon of Māgha dark fortnight hangs faintly; Ganga ghāṭa lamps shimmer.
Disciplined observance—fasting, vigil, and worship—focused on Śiva leads toward the highest spiritual attainment.
Kāśī through the worship of Kṛttivāseśa (the local Śiva-liṅga/manifestation).
Fasting on Māgha kṛṣṇa caturdaśī, night-long vigil, and worship (abhyarcana) of Kṛttivāseśa.