षष्ठकालाशनं शूद्रे तपः प्रोक्तं परं बुधैः । वर्णसंकरजातानां दिनमेकं प्रकीर्तितम्
ṣaṣṭhakālāśanaṃ śūdre tapaḥ proktaṃ paraṃ budhaiḥ | varṇasaṃkarajātānāṃ dinamekaṃ prakīrtitam
શૂદ્ર માટે ષષ્ઠ કાળે એકવાર ભોજન કરવું એ જ વિદ્વાનો દ્વારા પરમ તપ કહેવાયું છે. વર્ણસંકરજાત માટે એક દિવસનો ઉપવાસ નિયમ તરીકે પ્રકીર્તિત છે.
Unspecified (didactic voice within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmāya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A didactic scene in Prabhāsa: a teacher-figure explaining graded fasting rules to pilgrims, with Somnātha’s coastal sacred landscape in the background.
Austerity is taught in graded forms; even moderated fasting disciplines are affirmed as meaningful tapas when aligned with one’s capacity and rule.
The instruction is general within the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya and is not tied to a single named sub-tīrtha.
For śūdras: ṣaṣṭhakālāśana (a regulated single-meal timing); for varṇa-saṅkara births: a one-day observance/fast.
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