एतन्नवानां नवकं ज्ञात्वा प्रियमवाप्नुयात् । अन्यच्च नवकं वच्मि सर्वेषां स्वर्गमार्गदम्
etannavānāṃ navakaṃ jñātvā priyamavāpnuyāt | anyacca navakaṃ vacmi sarveṣāṃ svargamārgadam
Wer dieses Neunerbündel über die „Neunen“ erkennt, erlangt das Liebe und Heilsame. Nun will ich ein weiteres Neunerbündel verkünden, das allen den Weg zum Himmel schenkt.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Audience of householders/pilgrims
Scene: A teacher announces a structured teaching: one ninefold set completed, another ninefold set to be revealed; disciples attentive with palm-leaf notes; Kāśī ghats in the background.
Dharma is taught in structured sets: mastering ethical restraints prepares one for higher virtues leading to svarga.
Kāśī remains the sacred narrative environment; the verse introduces the next teaching rather than praising a site.
No specific ritual act is prescribed; it transitions from one ninefold teaching to another.