उपोष्य परया भक्त्या रात्रौ कुर्वीत जागरम् । पञ्चामृतेन राजेन्द्र स्नापयेद्धनदं बुधः
upoṣya parayā bhaktyā rātrau kurvīta jāgaram | pañcāmṛtena rājendra snāpayeddhanadaṃ budhaḥ
Với lòng bhakti tối thượng, hãy trai giới và canh thức suốt đêm. Hỡi bậc vua tối thượng, người hiền trí nên tắm rưới Dhanada (Kubera) bằng pañcāmṛta.
Mārkaṇḍeya (context continues)
Tirtha: Dhanada-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Night on the Narmadā bank: lamps in a row, devotees awake in vigil; a Kubera icon/shrine is bathed with pañcāmṛta poured from a kalasha, with attendants holding conch and bell; the river glimmers under moonlight.
Devotion expressed through austerity (fasting) and attentive worship (vigil, abhiṣeka) is presented as the proper way to approach a powerful tirtha.
Dhanada-tīrtha associated with Kubera worship on the Narmadā’s southern bank.
Upavāsa (fasting), rātri-jāgaraṇa (night vigil), and pañcāmṛta-snāna/abhiṣeka of Dhanada.