चान्द्रायणरताः केचित्केचित्पक्षोपवासिनः । मासोपवासिनः केचित्केचिदृत्वन्तपारणाः
cāndrāyaṇaratāḥ kecitkecitpakṣopavāsinaḥ | māsopavāsinaḥ kecitkecidṛtvantapāraṇāḥ
काही चान्द्रायण-व्रतात रत होते, काही पक्षोपवास करीत. काही मासोपवास करीत, तर काही ऋतूच्या शेवटीच पारणे करीत.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Revā Khaṇḍa)
The chapter honors graded disciplines of fasting as dharma-supporting practices that intensify the sanctity of a pilgrimage landscape.
The Narmadā tīrtha-region setting is praised through its association with renowned vratas practiced by ascetics there.
Cāndrāyaṇa, fortnight-long fasting, month-long fasting, and breaking the fast at the end of a season (ṛtvanta-pāraṇā).