कृष्णपक्षस्य भूतायामुपवासी नरोत्तमः । तत्र जागरणं कृत्वा महतीं सिद्धिमाप्नुयात्
kṛṣṇapakṣasya bhūtāyāmupavāsī narottamaḥ | tatra jāgaraṇaṃ kṛtvā mahatīṃ siddhimāpnuyāt
Sa Bhūtā na tithi ng madilim na kalahati, ang pinakamainam sa mga tao—na nag-aayuno—ay dapat magpuyat roon; sa gayon ay makakamit niya ang dakilang siddhi.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa discourse style)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A night in Kāśī: devotees fasting, seated with rosaries, lamps flickering; some sing bhajans; a shrine glows; the Gaṅgā reflects moonlight; the vigil continues till dawn.
Austerity (fasting) joined to wakeful devotion (jāgaraṇa) at a holy place is praised as a direct cause of spiritual efficacy.
The ‘there’ points to Kāśī’s sacred precincts as described in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa.
Upavāsa (fasting) and jāgaraṇa (night vigil) on the Bhūtā tithi in the kṛṣṇa-pakṣa.
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