यः स्नानं चतुरो मासान्कुरुते तैलवर्जितम् । मधुमांसपरित्यागी स भवेन्मुक्तिभाक्सदा
yaḥ snānaṃ caturo māsānkurute tailavarjitam | madhumāṃsaparityāgī sa bhavenmuktibhāksadā
நான்கு மாதங்கள் எண்ணெய் இன்றி நீராடி, தேன் மற்றும் மாம்சத்தைத் துறப்பவன் எப்போதும் முக்தியைப் பெறத் தகுதியானவன் ஆவான்।
Sūta (deduced from Māhātmya-style narration in Nāgarakhaṇḍa)
Scene: A devotee bathing at dawn in a river/pond during monsoon, with oil flask absent; nearby, simple sattvic offerings (fruits, tulasi), and symbols of abstained items (honey pot, meat) set aside or crossed out in narrative iconography.
Purity of habit—especially restraint in diet and bodily indulgence—supports the soul’s movement toward mokṣa.
No single site is named; the verse frames liberation through vow-practice within the Māhātmya tradition.
Bathing without oil for four months, and abstaining from honey and meat.
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