महापाराक तृतीयं प्राज्ञैश्च समुदाहृतम् । आश्विनद्वादशी चादौ प्राप्ता देवसुबोधिनी
mahāpārāka tṛtīyaṃ prājñaiśca samudāhṛtam | āśvinadvādaśī cādau prāptā devasubodhinī
Les sages déclarent aussi un troisième Mahāpārāka : il commence à Āśvina Dvādaśī et se poursuit jusqu’à Deva-subodhinī (le jour de l’éveil du Seigneur).
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa māhātmya-style instruction)
Tirtha: Mahāpārāka (vrata-kāla)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A vrata-keeper begins a solemn observance on Āśvina Dvādaśī, marking the calendar with ritual resolve; the horizon hints at the coming Prabodhinī awakening of Viṣṇu.
Devotional austerity is harmonized with Viṣṇu’s cosmic ‘sleep’ and ‘awakening,’ linking personal vows to sacred time.
The verse is about vrata timing and does not explicitly glorify a named pilgrimage location.
The ‘third’ Mahāpārāka is set from Āśvina Dvādaśī up to Deva-subodhinī (Deva-utthāna).