Shloka 124

अविमुक्तक्षेत्रमाहात्म्य — काशी-वाराणसी में मोक्ष, लिङ्ग-तीर्थ-मानचित्र, और उपासना-विधि

Devanagari script

उभयोः पक्षयोर्देवि वाराणस्यामुपास्यते शशिभानूपरागे च कार्तिक्यां च विशेषतः

Transliteration

ubhayoḥ pakṣayordevi vārāṇasyāmupāsyate śaśibhānūparāge ca kārtikyāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ

Translation

ഹേ ദേവീ, വാരാണസിയിൽ ശുക്ലപക്ഷത്തിലും കൃഷ്ണപക്ഷത്തിലും—ഇരുപക്ഷങ്ങളിലും ഉപാസന ചെയ്യണം; ചന്ദ്രഗ്രഹണവും സൂര്യഗ്രഹണവും സമയത്തും, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് കാർത്തിക മാസത്തും.

Word by Word

• उभयोः: of both

• पक्षयोः: fortnights (śukla and kṛṣṇa pakṣa)

• देवि: O Goddess

• वाराणस्याम्: in Vārāṇasī (Kāśī)

• उपास्यते: is to be worshipped / one should worship

• शशि: Moon

• भानु: Sun

• उपरागे: at eclipse

• च: and

• कार्तिक्यां: in (the month of) Kārttika

• च: and

• विशेषतः: especially / with special emphasis

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating; addressing the Goddess within an embedded dialogue style common to Purana narration)