हरिस्वापे नरो नित्यमेकभक्तं समाचरेत् । दिवसेदिवसे तस्य द्वादशाहफलं लभेत्
harisvāpe naro nityamekabhaktaṃ samācaret | divasedivase tasya dvādaśāhaphalaṃ labhet
ஹரிஸ்வாப காலத்தில் மனிதன் தினமும் ஏகபக்தம் (ஒருநாளில் ஒருமுறை உணவு) கடைப்பிடிக்க வேண்டும்; நாள்தோறும் அவனுக்கு த்வாதசாஹ விரதத்தின் பலன் கிடைக்கும்।
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)
Scene: A devotee takes a single modest meal before sunset, then offers lamp and tulasī to Hari; a celestial ledger shows ‘12-day merit’ stamped each day during Hari’s sleep.
Consistent moderation in diet during sacred time multiplies merit and strengthens devotion.
The verse praises a vrata linked to Hariśayana rather than a named pilgrimage site.
Ekabhakta—eating once daily—throughout the period of Hari’s śayana.
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