उपोषणपरो धीमान्नारीवा पुरुषोपि वा । संपूज्य स्थंडिलशयः स्वप्ने भावि विलोकयेत्
upoṣaṇaparo dhīmānnārīvā puruṣopi vā | saṃpūjya sthaṃḍilaśayaḥ svapne bhāvi vilokayet
ઉપવાસપરાયણ બુદ્ધિમાન સ્ત્રી હોય કે પુરુષ—સમ્યક પૂજન કરીને નિર્વસ્ત્ર ભૂમિશય્યા પર શયન કરે; ત્યારે સ્વપ્નમાં ભાવિ ઘટનાનું દર્શન થાય.
Skanda
Tirtha: Svapneśvarī/Svapneśvara (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A fasting devotee, after pūjā, lies on a bare earthen bed within a small shrine precinct; in the dream-vision, a radiant goddess reveals future signs.
Self-discipline (fasting and simplicity) combined with devotion is portrayed as a means to receive divine insight.
The Svapneśvarī/Svapneśvara sacred complex in Kāśī (as established in the surrounding verses).
Observe upoṣaṇa (fast), perform full worship, and sleep on a sthaṇḍila (bare ground) to receive dream-vision of future outcomes.