भूताष्टम्योः पञ्चदश्योर्ब्रह्मचारी सदा भवेत् । अनायुष्यकरं चेह परदारोपसर्पणम् । तस्मात्तद्दूरतस्त्याज्य वैरिणां चोपसेवनम्
bhūtāṣṭamyoḥ pañcadaśyorbrahmacārī sadā bhavet | anāyuṣyakaraṃ ceha paradāropasarpaṇam | tasmāttaddūratastyājya vairiṇāṃ copasevanam
Em Bhūtāṣṭamī e no décimo quinto dia (pañcadaśī), deve-se permanecer firmemente estabelecido em brahmacarya. Aqui, aproximar-se da esposa alheia é causa de perda de longevidade; por isso deve ser abandonado de longe, bem como a convivência e o serviço aos inimigos.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Bhūtāṣṭamī (observance day)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A vow-taking scene: a youth ties a vow-knot, stands before a small fire and water-pot; in the shadows, a seductive figure and a hostile emissary are shown being turned away at a distance.
Self-restraint safeguards life and merit; immoral desire and hostile company drain vitality and dharma.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse gives a vrata-like ethical discipline within the Dharmāraṇya setting.
It prescribes brahmacarya observance on Bhūtāṣṭamī and pañcadaśī as a discipline of purity.