चीर्णसर्वव्रतास्ते तु यथोक्तविधिना ध्रुवम् । यैः स्वतल्पीकृता माणिकर्णिकेयी स्थली मृदुः
cīrṇasarvavratāste tu yathoktavidhinā dhruvam | yaiḥ svatalpīkṛtā māṇikarṇikeyī sthalī mṛduḥ
Certamente, são eles que observaram todos os vrata segundo o rito prescrito: aqueles para quem o solo macio de Maṇikarṇikā se tornou o seu humilde leito.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Maṇikarṇikā
Type: ghat
Listener: Devotee/sage audience
Scene: Vow-keepers with sacred marks and rosaries, lying on a simple cloth or directly on the soft earth near Maṇikarṇikā, eyes half-closed in meditation; the Gaṅgā and ghat steps nearby, smoke rising in the distance.
True merit combines disciplined vows with humility—embracing the tīrtha with simplicity and renunciation.
Māṇikarṇikā in Kāśī.
Observance of vratas according to prescribed procedure (yathokta-vidhi).