एतत्सारं योगिनां ध्यानरूपं भक्तिग्राह्यं श्रद्धया चिन्तयेच्च । चातुर्मास्ये जन्मकोट्यां च जातं पापं दग्ध्वा मुक्तिदः कैटभारिः
etatsāraṃ yogināṃ dhyānarūpaṃ bhaktigrāhyaṃ śraddhayā cintayecca | cāturmāsye janmakoṭyāṃ ca jātaṃ pāpaṃ dagdhvā muktidaḥ kaiṭabhāriḥ
یہی اصل جوہر ہے—یوگیوں کے دھیان کی صورت، اور بھکتی سے ہی قابلِ ادراک؛ اسے شردھا کے ساتھ دل میں بساؤ۔ چاتُرمَاس کے موسم میں کیٹبھاری (وشنو) کروڑوں جنموں کے گناہ جلا کر موکش عطا کرتا ہے۔
Skanda (deduced from Adhyāya continuity before Brahmā’s speech begins at v.43)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee-yogin seated in meditation during the rainy-season Cāturmāsya, visualizing Viṣṇu as Kaiṭabhāri; a haloed Viṣṇu burns karmic darkness like fire consuming soot, with tīrtha waters and lamps nearby.
Faithful contemplation of the mantra-essence—through yoga and devotion—purifies even ancient karmic burdens and leads to liberation.
The verse emphasizes a sacred time (Cāturmāsya) more than a named location; no specific tīrtha is stated here.
Contemplate (cintayet) the essence with śraddhā, especially during Cāturmāsya; implied practices include japa and dhyāna.