कार्तिके मौननियमे घंटां चारु प्रदापयेत । पत्रभोजी कांस्यपात्रं घृतपूर्णं प्रयच्छति
kārtike maunaniyame ghaṃṭāṃ cāru pradāpayeta | patrabhojī kāṃsyapātraṃ ghṛtapūrṇaṃ prayacchati
Em Kārttika, observando a disciplina do silêncio, deve-se oferecer um belo sino (à Deidade ou ao templo). E quem se alimenta sobre folhas deve doar um vaso de metal de sino, cheio de ghee.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee in silence presents a polished temple bell; nearby, a bell-metal vessel brimming with ghee is offered, with priests preparing lamps in a Kāśī shrine corridor.
Inner restraint (silence, simplicity in eating) should be paired with outward support of worship through meaningful temple gifts.
The practice is taught within Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s Kārttika framework, aligning with Kāśī’s temple-centered devotional culture.
During Kārttika observe mauna; offer a bell; if keeping a leaf-plate diet, donate a ghee-filled bell-metal vessel.