महामहोत्सवो जातस्तस्मिन्नहनि कुंभज । कृत्तिवासत्वमापेदे यस्मिन्देवो दिगंबरः
mahāmahotsavo jātastasminnahani kuṃbhaja | kṛttivāsatvamāpede yasmindevo digaṃbaraḥ
হে কুম্ভজ! সেই দিনই মহামহোৎসব সংঘটিত হল—যেদিন দিগম্বর দেব ‘কৃত্তিবাস’ নামে প্রসিদ্ধ হলেন।
Skanda
Tirtha: Kṛttivāsa (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya (Kumbhaja) explicitly addressed
Scene: A grand festival erupts as Śiva becomes known as Kṛttivāsa; Agastya (Kumbhaja) is present as witness; banners, lamps, and gaṇas celebrate around the newly famed form.
Divine names arise from divine deeds; remembering them through festival strengthens communal devotion and sacred memory.
Kṛttivāseśvara/Kṛttivāsa tradition in Kāśī.
Implied celebration of a mahotsava associated with the day Śiva became known as Kṛttivāsa.