कार्तिके मौननियमे घंटां चारु प्रदापयेत । पत्रभोजी कांस्यपात्रं घृतपूर्णं प्रयच्छति
kārtike maunaniyame ghaṃṭāṃ cāru pradāpayeta | patrabhojī kāṃsyapātraṃ ghṛtapūrṇaṃ prayacchati
En Kārttika, observando la disciplina del silencio, debe ofrecerse una hermosa campana (a la Deidad o al templo). Y quien come sobre hojas debe donar un recipiente de metal de campana, lleno de ghee.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee in silence presents a polished temple bell; nearby, a bell-metal vessel brimming with ghee is offered, with priests preparing lamps in a Kāśī shrine corridor.
Inner restraint (silence, simplicity in eating) should be paired with outward support of worship through meaningful temple gifts.
The practice is taught within Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s Kārttika framework, aligning with Kāśī’s temple-centered devotional culture.
During Kārttika observe mauna; offer a bell; if keeping a leaf-plate diet, donate a ghee-filled bell-metal vessel.