षष्ठकालाशनं शूद्रे तपः प्रोक्तं परं बुधैः । वर्णसंकरजातानां दिनमेकं प्रकीर्तितम्
ṣaṣṭhakālāśanaṃ śūdre tapaḥ proktaṃ paraṃ budhaiḥ | varṇasaṃkarajātānāṃ dinamekaṃ prakīrtitam
حکماء نے فرمایا کہ شودر کے لیے چھٹے پہر ایک بار کھانا ہی اعلیٰ ترین تپسیا ہے۔ اور مخلوط ورنوں سے پیدا ہونے والوں کے لیے ایک دن کا اُپواس ہی قاعدہ بتایا گیا ہے۔
Unspecified (didactic voice within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmāya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A didactic scene in Prabhāsa: a teacher-figure explaining graded fasting rules to pilgrims, with Somnātha’s coastal sacred landscape in the background.
Austerity is taught in graded forms; even moderated fasting disciplines are affirmed as meaningful tapas when aligned with one’s capacity and rule.
The instruction is general within the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya and is not tied to a single named sub-tīrtha.
For śūdras: ṣaṣṭhakālāśana (a regulated single-meal timing); for varṇa-saṅkara births: a one-day observance/fast.