गन्धर्व उवाच । कथं सोमव्रतं कार्यं विधानं तस्य कीदृशम् । कस्मिन्काले च तत्कार्यं सर्वं विस्तरतो वद
gandharva uvāca | kathaṃ somavrataṃ kāryaṃ vidhānaṃ tasya kīdṛśam | kasminkāle ca tatkāryaṃ sarvaṃ vistarato vada
ગંધર્વ બોલ્યો—સોમ (સોમવાર) વ્રત કેવી રીતે કરવું? તેનું વિધાન કેવું છે? અને કયા સમયે તે કરવું જોઈએ? બધું વિસ્તારે કહો.
Gandharva
Tirtha: Somavāra-vrata (as practiced for Somēśvara at Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Muni-sattama (best of sages)
Scene: Close-up of the Gandharva’s respectful inquiry—hands folded, eyes intent—asking for full details of the Somavāra-vrata’s method and timing; the sage prepares to expound.
Dharma is not merely intention; it includes correct method and timing learned through respectful questioning.
The immediate focus is the Somavāra-vrata linked to Someshvara in Prabhāsa-kṣetra, within this māhātmya.
The verse asks for the vidhāna (procedure) and kāla (timing) for the Somavāra/Soma-vrata.