तत्रैव ऋषिपञ्चम्यां प्राप्ते भाद्रपदे शुभे । अक्षमालेश्वरं पूज्य मुच्यते नारकाद्भयात्
tatraiva ṛṣipañcamyāṃ prāpte bhādrapade śubhe | akṣamāleśvaraṃ pūjya mucyate nārakādbhayāt
तेथेच शुभ भाद्रपद महिन्यात ऋषिपंचमी आल्यावर जो अक्ष्मालेश्वराची पूजा करतो, तो नरकभयापासून मुक्त होतो.
Īśvara (Śiva) (deduced from Adhyāya 130 explicitly beginning with “Īśvara uvāca”, and continuity of instruction)
Tirtha: Akṣamāleśvara (Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: On Bhādrapada Ṛṣi-pañcamī, pilgrims gather at Akṣamāleśvara; a priest performs abhiṣeka, devotees hold rosaries (akṣamālā) and offer bilva; the mood is protective and serene, dispelling fear of hell.
Timely worship (pūjā) aligned with sacred calendrical observances is praised as a direct path to protection and purification.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, with emphasis on the shrine of Akṣamāleśvara.
Perform pūjā to Akṣamāleśvara on Ṛṣi-pañcamī occurring in the month of Bhādrapada.