तत्रैव ऋषिपञ्चम्यां प्राप्ते भाद्रपदे शुभे । अक्षमालेश्वरं पूज्य मुच्यते नारकाद्भयात्
tatraiva ṛṣipañcamyāṃ prāpte bhādrapade śubhe | akṣamāleśvaraṃ pūjya mucyate nārakādbhayāt
Là même, lorsque, dans l’heureux mois de Bhādrapada, advient le jour de Ṛṣi-pañcamī, celui qui vénère Akṣamāleśvara est délivré de la crainte des mondes infernaux.
Īśvara (Śiva) (deduced from Adhyāya 130 explicitly beginning with “Īśvara uvāca”, and continuity of instruction)
Tirtha: Akṣamāleśvara (Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: On Bhādrapada Ṛṣi-pañcamī, pilgrims gather at Akṣamāleśvara; a priest performs abhiṣeka, devotees hold rosaries (akṣamālā) and offer bilva; the mood is protective and serene, dispelling fear of hell.
Timely worship (pūjā) aligned with sacred calendrical observances is praised as a direct path to protection and purification.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, with emphasis on the shrine of Akṣamāleśvara.
Perform pūjā to Akṣamāleśvara on Ṛṣi-pañcamī occurring in the month of Bhādrapada.