त्र्यहमुष्णाः पिबेदापस्त्र्यहमुष्णं पयः पिबेत् । त्र्यहमुष्णघृतं प्राश्य वायुभक्षो दिनत्रयम्
tryahamuṣṇāḥ pibedāpastryahamuṣṇaṃ payaḥ pibet | tryahamuṣṇaghṛtaṃ prāśya vāyubhakṣo dinatrayam
তিনিদিন উষ্ণ জল পান কৰিব; তিনিদিন উষ্ণ ক্ষীৰ পান কৰিব; তিনিদিন উষ্ণ ঘৃত গ্ৰহণ কৰিব; আৰু তিনিদিন কেৱল বায়ু-আহাৰ (প্ৰাণমাত্ৰ) লৈ জীৱন ধাৰণ কৰিব।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa discourse, typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sequential depiction of the Tapta-kṛcchra: steaming water sips, then milk, then ghee, finally the ascetic in breath-centered stillness, with Kāśī ghats as backdrop.
Step-by-step austerity trains detachment and steadiness, making the body and mind fit for higher dharma.
Kāśī is the narrative setting; the city’s spiritual authority contextualizes these expiations.
A 12-day regimen in four three-day phases: warm water, warm milk, warm ghee, and air-only sustenance.