यावज्जीवं चरंतोपि ब्रह्मचर्य जितेंद्रियाः । निःश्रेयसे श्रयंत्येनां श्रीमतीं मणिकार्णकाम्
yāvajjīvaṃ caraṃtopi brahmacarya jiteṃdriyāḥ | niḥśreyase śrayaṃtyenāṃ śrīmatīṃ maṇikārṇakām
జీవితాంతం బ్రహ్మచర్యం ఆచరించి ఇంద్రియాలను జయించినవారుకూడా పరమ నిఃశ్రేయసార్థం శ్రీమయమైన మణికార్ణికను ఆశ్రయిస్తారు।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Maṇikarṇikā
Type: ghat
Scene: A serene ascetic brahmacārin with controlled senses stands at Maṇikarṇikā by the Gaṅgā, offering water and flowers; in the background the ghāṭa steps, lamps, and the subtle presence of Śiva as Avimukteśvara blessing seekers of liberation.
Even rigorous discipline finds its consummation in Kāśī’s Maṇikarṇikā, revered as a direct support for niḥśreyasa (supreme good).
The splendid Maṇikarṇikā tīrtha in Kāśī.
Brahmacarya and indriya-jaya (sense-mastery) are highlighted as disciplines aligned with seeking Maṇikarṇikā.