यावज्जीवं चरंतोपि ब्रह्मचर्य जितेंद्रियाः । निःश्रेयसे श्रयंत्येनां श्रीमतीं मणिकार्णकाम्
yāvajjīvaṃ caraṃtopi brahmacarya jiteṃdriyāḥ | niḥśreyase śrayaṃtyenāṃ śrīmatīṃ maṇikārṇakām
جو لوگ عمر بھر برہماچریہ پر قائم رہتے اور حواس کو مغلوب کر لیتے ہیں، وہ بھی اعلیٰ ترین نجات کے لیے اس درخشاں منیکرنیکا کی پناہ لیتے ہیں۔
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.