मृन्मयं वर्तते लिगं रात्रौ चानेन पूजितः । रात्रौ जागरणं कर्त्तुं येन कार्येण चागतः
mṛnmayaṃ vartate ligaṃ rātrau cānena pūjitaḥ | rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ karttuṃ yena kāryeṇa cāgataḥ
Il y a un liṅga façonné d’argile, et il l’adora durant la nuit. Il était venu dans l’intention d’accomplir la veille nocturne jusqu’à l’aube.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic speaker; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Citragupta (implied)
Scene: Under a starry night, a devotee-hunter kneels before a small clay liṅga, lamp flickering, offering water and bilva leaves, determined to stay awake in vigil.
Sincere night worship and vigil (jāgaraṇa) sanctify the devotee and the place, even with simple offerings like a clay liṅga.
The Vastrāpatha sacred setting where a clay liṅga is present and worshipped as part of the tīrtha’s māhātmya.
Rātri-pūjā (night worship) and jāgaraṇa (keeping vigil through the night).