नक्ताश्ये कांतराशी वा षष्ठकालाशनोपि वा । चांद्रायणव्रती वा स्यात्पक्षभुग्वाथ मासभुक्
naktāśye kāṃtarāśī vā ṣaṣṭhakālāśanopi vā | cāṃdrāyaṇavratī vā syātpakṣabhugvātha māsabhuk
彼は夜のみ食し、あるいは間をおいて食し、または六度目の食事ごとにのみ口にしてもよい。あるいはチャンドラーヤナの誓戒を守り、半月に一度、または一月に一度の食で生きてもよい。
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Under a waxing/waning moon over the Ganga, an ascetic marks days on a palm-leaf tally, taking a small measured meal at night; nearby, a crescent-to-full moon arc symbolizes cāndrāyaṇa.
Control of appetite becomes a spiritual tool: regulated fasting disciplines purify the mind and stabilize dharma.
No individual tirtha is specified; the verse belongs to the Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s dharma instruction tradition associated with sacred Kāśī.
Optional austerities: night-only eating, intermittent eating, eating every sixth period, observing Cāndrāyaṇa, or eating once per fortnight/month.