पञ्चाग्निसाधना ग्रीष्मे नियता ब्रह्मचारिणः । बहून्वर्षगणान्विप्रा जराग्रस्तास्तदाऽभवन्
pañcāgnisādhanā grīṣme niyatā brahmacāriṇaḥ | bahūnvarṣagaṇānviprā jarāgrastāstadā'bhavan
گرمیوں میں وہ ضبطِ نفس والے برہماچاری بن کر پانچ آگنیوں کی سادھنا کرتے رہے؛ بہت سے برس گزرنے کے بعد وہ برہمن رشی تب بڑھاپے کی گرفت میں آ گئے۔
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somnātha region)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Varavarṇinī (a addressed lady; likely Pārvatī/Devī in a Śaiva dialogue frame)
Scene: A circle of aged brāhmaṇa sages performing pañcāgni-sādhana in blazing summer: four fires around, the sun overhead as the fifth; their bodies lean with age, faces serene, matted hair, deer-skins, water pots, and rosaries; the sandy coastal Prabhāsa landscape hinted in the distance.
True seeking endures time itself; prolonged tapas and brahmacarya are presented as vehicles for attaining divine grace at a tīrtha.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, as the setting where severe pañcāgni austerities are undertaken for Śiva.
Pañcāgni-sādhana in summer and disciplined brahmacarya are explicitly mentioned.