एके नृत्यं प्रकुर्वंति गीतमन्ये जपं परे । अन्ये होमं द्विजश्रेष्ठा धर्माख्यानमथापरे
eke nṛtyaṃ prakurvaṃti gītamanye japaṃ pare | anye homaṃ dvijaśreṣṭhā dharmākhyānamathāpare
کچھ لوگ رقص کر رہے تھے، کچھ گیت گا رہے تھے، کچھ جپ میں لگے تھے؛ اور کچھ، اے برہمنوں کے سردارو، ہوم کر رہے تھے، جبکہ کچھ دھرم کی حکایات و تعلیمات سنا رہے تھے۔
Unspecified narrator (describing the vigil assembly at Mahākāla’s shrine)
Tirtha: Mahākāla kṣetra (implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇa/sage audience addressed as ‘dvijaśreṣṭha’ (best of brāhmaṇas) within the narration
Scene: A vibrant midnight congregation: some dance in devotion, others sing; priests chant japa; a homa fire blazes; storytellers recite dharma narratives to attentive listeners.
Devotion has many orthodox forms—song, mantra, fire-offering, and dharma discourse—united by intent to honor the deity.
The Mahākāla shrine where a collective night vigil is underway.
Jāgara-associated observances: nṛtya, gīta, japa, homa, and dharmākhyāna.