माघे चतुर्दश्यष्टम्यां सोमवारे च पर्वणि । स्नात्वा सरसि योऽभ्यर्च्य लिंगमेतच्छिवं व्रजेत्
māghe caturdaśyaṣṭamyāṃ somavāre ca parvaṇi | snātvā sarasi yo'bhyarcya liṃgametacchivaṃ vrajet
No mês de Māgha — no décimo quarto ou no oitavo dia lunar, e também numa segunda-feira festiva — quem se banhar no lago e venerar este Liṅga irá a Śiva (alcançará o estado de Śiva).
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced)
Sacred timing plus tīrtha-bathing and liṅga-worship culminate in the highest goal—union with Śiva.
A saras (sacred lake) associated with the liṅga-kṣetra of Adhyāya 40 is glorified as a liberating bathing spot.
Bathe in the lake and worship the liṅga in Māgha on Aṣṭamī/Caturdaśī, especially on Mondays and festival days.