बोधिता तेन चंडी सा पुष्कसेन तदा भृशम् । जागरादि च संप्राप्तः पुष्कसोऽपि चतुर्दशीम्
bodhitā tena caṃḍī sā puṣkasena tadā bhṛśam | jāgarādi ca saṃprāptaḥ puṣkaso'pi caturdaśīm
ତେବେ ପୁଷ୍କସେନ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଚଣ୍ଡୀ ଦେବୀ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଜାଗ୍ରତ ହେଲେ। ଏବଂ ପୁଷ୍କସ ମଧ୍ୟ ଚତୁର୍ଦ୍ଦଶୀ ଦିନ ଜାଗରଣାଦି ବ୍ରତ-ନିୟମ ଅନୁଷ୍ଠାନ କଲା।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced, Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative frame)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Puṣkasena rouses Caṇḍī into devotional alertness; both prepare for the caturdaśī vigil—lamps lit, offerings arranged, the night poised for worship.
Śivarātri is approached through wakeful vigilance and disciplined observances, which awaken devotion and divine attention.
The verse sits within Kedāra Khaṇḍa, tied to the sanctity of Kedāra and Śiva’s sacred geography.
Jāgara (night vigil) and allied Śivarātri observances on caturdaśī (the 14th lunar day).
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