विपन्नास्तेन पुण्येन जायंते ऽत्रपुरोहिताः । अष्टम्यां च चतुर्दश्यामीशानेशं यजंति ये
vipannāstena puṇyena jāyaṃte 'trapurohitāḥ | aṣṭamyāṃ ca caturdaśyāmīśāneśaṃ yajaṃti ye
Por ese mismo mérito, aun los caídos en la desgracia nacen aquí como purohitas, sacerdotes del rito. Quienes veneran a Īśāneśa en el octavo y el decimocuarto día lunar alcanzan tal fruto auspicioso.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative frame)
Tirtha: Īśāneśa/Īśāneśvara in Kāśī
Type: temple
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame typical)
Scene: Within luminous Kāśī, a devotee performs Īśāneśa worship on aṣṭamī/caturdaśī; the ‘fallen’ are shown being reborn as dignified purohitas, holding darbha and kamaṇḍalu, near a Śiva shrine.
Kāśī-centered Śiva worship transforms misfortune into auspicious destiny through puṇya.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), specifically the sphere of Īśāneśa worship within Kāśīkhaṇḍa.
Worship (yajana/pūjā) of Īśāneśa on Aṣṭamī and Caturdaśī tithis.