महामहोत्सवो जातस्तस्मिन्नहनि कुंभज । कृत्तिवासत्वमापेदे यस्मिन्देवो दिगंबरः
mahāmahotsavo jātastasminnahani kuṃbhaja | kṛttivāsatvamāpede yasmindevo digaṃbaraḥ
Wahai Kumbhaja (Agastya), pada hari itu juga bangkitlah mahāmahotsava yang agung—pada hari ketika Dewa Digambara dikenali dengan nama “Kṛttivāsa”.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kṛttivāsa (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya (Kumbhaja) explicitly addressed
Scene: A grand festival erupts as Śiva becomes known as Kṛttivāsa; Agastya (Kumbhaja) is present as witness; banners, lamps, and gaṇas celebrate around the newly famed form.
Divine names arise from divine deeds; remembering them through festival strengthens communal devotion and sacred memory.
Kṛttivāseśvara/Kṛttivāsa tradition in Kāśī.
Implied celebration of a mahotsava associated with the day Śiva became known as Kṛttivāsa.