तदोपवासः कर्तव्यो भूतायां सद्भिरादरात् । कृतनित्यक्रियः सोम त्रयोदश्यां निशामय
tadopavāsaḥ kartavyo bhūtāyāṃ sadbhirādarāt | kṛtanityakriyaḥ soma trayodaśyāṃ niśāmaya
तब सत्पुरुषों को भूतातिथि में आदरपूर्वक उपवास करना चाहिए। नित्यकर्म करके, हे सोम, त्रयोदशी की रात्रि में जागरण करो।
Śiva (Maheśāna)
Tirtha: Candreśvara (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Soma (Candra)
Scene: Devotees in Kāśī preparing for vrata: morning sandhyā by lamp, then a simple fasting meal withheld; at night, a vigil with rows of oil lamps, quiet chanting, and steady attention toward the shrine.
Discipline in time—fasting, completing nitya-karmas, and keeping vigil—purifies devotion and strengthens vrata-power.
The vrata is taught in the Candreśvara/Kāśī context, implying observance in Kāśī for heightened merit.
Upavāsa (fasting), performance of nitya-kriyā, and niśā-jāgaraṇa (night vigil) on trayodaśī in relation to Somavāra-Amāvāsyā.
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