तयोक्तं शिवरात्र्यां वै वेश्येयं वरवर्णिनी । कुरुते नागवती नाम रात्रौ भक्त्या च जागरम्
tayoktaṃ śivarātryāṃ vai veśyeyaṃ varavarṇinī | kurute nāgavatī nāma rātrau bhaktyā ca jāgaram
Sumagot siya: “Tunay nga, sa gabi ng Śivarātri, ang kurtisanang may marikit na anyo—na ang pangalan ay Nāgavatī—ay nagbabantay at nagpupuyat sa buong gabi nang may debosyon.”
Dāsī (maidservant), reporting about Nāgavatī
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Listener: nareśvara (king)
Scene: The maidservant respectfully answers the king, pointing out Nāgavatī by name and explaining that she keeps the Śivarātri night-vigil with devotion.
Devotional observance is open to all; steadfast bhakti is the defining qualification.
The Kedāra Śiva setting frames the observance, though the verse focuses on the person and vow.
Observing Śivarātri through night-vigil (jāgaraṇa) with devotion.