मासेन पूर्वजातिं च जन्मातीतं च वेत्स्यति । एकरात्रात्तनुं शुद्धां द्वाभ्यां तारयते पितॄन् । त्रिरात्रेण व्यतीतेन त्वपरान्सप्त तारयेत्
māsena pūrvajātiṃ ca janmātītaṃ ca vetsyati | ekarātrāttanuṃ śuddhāṃ dvābhyāṃ tārayate pitṝn | trirātreṇa vyatītena tvaparānsapta tārayet
En un mois, il connaîtra sa naissance antérieure et ce qui dépasse la naissance. En une seule nuit, il purifie son corps; en deux nuits, il délivre ses pitṛ, les ancêtres; et, trois nuits écoulées, il peut encore délivrer sept autres de ses aïeux.
Śiva (Deva/Deveśa)
Tirtha: Jaigīṣavya-guhā (within Prabhāsa)
Type: cave
Scene: A yogin in cave-retreat experiences visions of past lives; a purified luminous body; subtle ancestral figures rising upward after two and three nights, represented as seven forebears ascending in light.
Intense, time-bound discipline at a sacred site yields purification, insight into rebirth, and merit transferable to ancestors.
The Prabhāsa sacred region, especially the Jaigīṣavya-guhā context of yogic practice.
Austerity/yogic observance measured by nights and a month, with stated fruits including bodily purification and pitṛ-deliverance.