त्र्यहमुष्णाः पिबेदापस्त्र्यहमुष्णं पयः पिबेत् । त्र्यहमुष्णघृतं प्राश्य वायुभक्षो दिनत्रयम्
tryahamuṣṇāḥ pibedāpastryahamuṣṇaṃ payaḥ pibet | tryahamuṣṇaghṛtaṃ prāśya vāyubhakṣo dinatrayam
تین دن گرم پانی پئے؛ تین دن گرم دودھ پئے؛ تین دن گرم گھی تناول کرے؛ اور تین دن صرف ہوا (پرَان) پر بسر کرے۔
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa discourse, typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sequential depiction of the Tapta-kṛcchra: steaming water sips, then milk, then ghee, finally the ascetic in breath-centered stillness, with Kāśī ghats as backdrop.
Step-by-step austerity trains detachment and steadiness, making the body and mind fit for higher dharma.
Kāśī is the narrative setting; the city’s spiritual authority contextualizes these expiations.
A 12-day regimen in four three-day phases: warm water, warm milk, warm ghee, and air-only sustenance.