त्रयोदश्यां तु ज्येष्ठस्य दन्तधावनपूर्वकम् । त्रिरात्रं नियमं कुर्यादुपवासस्य भामिनि
trayodaśyāṃ tu jyeṣṭhasya dantadhāvanapūrvakam | trirātraṃ niyamaṃ kuryādupavāsasya bhāmini
ماہِ جَیَیشٹھ کی تریودشی کو، دانت صاف کرنے سے آغاز کر کے، اے حسین بانو، تین راتوں تک روزہ کے ساتھ باقاعدہ نِیَم (ضبطِ نفس) کا ورت اختیار کرے۔
Śiva
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: A addressed woman (bhāminī) within the narrative frame
Scene: A pilgrim couple at Prabhāsa at dawn on trayodaśī: the devotee performs dantadhāvana and prepares for a three-night fast, with the sea/temple horizon suggesting the sacred kṣetra.
Dharma is practiced through niyama—regulated discipline—where bodily purity and restraint support sacred intent.
The vow is taught within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya, linking observance with sacred-place merit.
Begin on Jyeṣṭha trayodaśī with dantadhāvana (tooth cleansing) and observe a trirātra niyama of fasting (upavāsa).