गोमूत्रं गोमयं क्षीरं दधिसर्पिः कुशोदकम् । एकरात्रोपवासश्च कृच्छ्रः सांतपनः स्मृतः
gomūtraṃ gomayaṃ kṣīraṃ dadhisarpiḥ kuśodakam | ekarātropavāsaśca kṛcchraḥ sāṃtapanaḥ smṛtaḥ
Urine de vache, bouse de vache, lait, caillé, ghee et eau infusée de kuśa : avec un jeûne d’une nuit, cette austérité est appelée Sāṃtapana-kṛcchra.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa discourse, typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A ritual setting with kuśa grass, a small vessel of kuśodaka, and measured portions of cow-derived purifiers; the practitioner observes a night fast near a ghat-side shrine.
Ritual purity is reinforced through restrained living and symbolic purification, aligning the practitioner back to dharma.
The instruction occurs within Kāśī’s sacred teaching context (Kāśīkhaṇḍa), where expiations are presented as aids to liberation-oriented life.
Sāṃtapana kṛcchra: intake of specified purifying substances (gomūtra, gomaya, milk, curd, ghee, kuśa-water) plus a one-night fast.