तदोपवासः कर्तव्यो भूतायां सद्भिरादरात् । कृतनित्यक्रियः सोम त्रयोदश्यां निशामय
tadopavāsaḥ kartavyo bhūtāyāṃ sadbhirādarāt | kṛtanityakriyaḥ soma trayodaśyāṃ niśāmaya
Khi ấy, vào tithi Bhūtā liền trước, các bậc thiện nhân nên giữ chay (upavāsa) với lòng cung kính. Sau khi hoàn tất các nghi thức hằng ngày, hỡi Soma, hãy thức canh trong đêm tithi thứ mười ba (Trayodaśī).
Śiva (Maheśāna)
Tirtha: Candreśvara (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Soma (Candra)
Scene: Devotees in Kāśī preparing for vrata: morning sandhyā by lamp, then a simple fasting meal withheld; at night, a vigil with rows of oil lamps, quiet chanting, and steady attention toward the shrine.
Discipline in time—fasting, completing nitya-karmas, and keeping vigil—purifies devotion and strengthens vrata-power.
The vrata is taught in the Candreśvara/Kāśī context, implying observance in Kāśī for heightened merit.
Upavāsa (fasting), performance of nitya-kriyā, and niśā-jāgaraṇa (night vigil) on trayodaśī in relation to Somavāra-Amāvāsyā.