एके नृत्यं प्रकुर्वंति गीतमन्ये जपं परे । अन्ये होमं द्विजश्रेष्ठा धर्माख्यानमथापरे
eke nṛtyaṃ prakurvaṃti gītamanye japaṃ pare | anye homaṃ dvijaśreṣṭhā dharmākhyānamathāpare
Les uns dansaient; d’autres chantaient; certains s’adonnaient au japa, la répétition du mantra. D’autres encore, ô le meilleur des brāhmaṇas, accomplissaient le homa, tandis que d’autres récitaient les enseignements et les récits du dharma.
Unspecified narrator (describing the vigil assembly at Mahākāla’s shrine)
Tirtha: Mahākāla kṣetra (implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇa/sage audience addressed as ‘dvijaśreṣṭha’ (best of brāhmaṇas) within the narration
Scene: A vibrant midnight congregation: some dance in devotion, others sing; priests chant japa; a homa fire blazes; storytellers recite dharma narratives to attentive listeners.
Devotion has many orthodox forms—song, mantra, fire-offering, and dharma discourse—united by intent to honor the deity.
The Mahākāla shrine where a collective night vigil is underway.
Jāgara-associated observances: nṛtya, gīta, japa, homa, and dharmākhyāna.