गुर्वंगना गमनजं पापं षण्मास सेवनात् । अवश्यं विलयं याति तमः सूर्योदयाद्यथा
gurvaṃganā gamanajaṃ pāpaṃ ṣaṇmāsa sevanāt | avaśyaṃ vilayaṃ yāti tamaḥ sūryodayādyathā
Tội do lui tới với vợ của bậc Guru phát sinh, chắc chắn sẽ tiêu tan nhờ sáu tháng chuyên cần hành trì nơi thánh địa này; như bóng tối tất phải tan khi mặt trời mọc.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa context, typically Skanda instructing Agastya)
Tirtha: Bṛhaspatīśvara/Dhiṣaṇeśa vicinity (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇa interlocutor / pilgrims
Scene: A remorseful devotee performs austere observance for six months at a Kāśī shrine—simple clothing, daily lamp offering—while the metaphor of darkness dissolving into sunrise is shown: night recedes over the Ganga as the sun rises behind temple spires.
Even grave wrongdoing can be purified through sustained repentance, disciplined observance, and the sanctifying power of Kāśī.
The verse continues the Guru-associated sacred context of Kāśī (connected with Dhiṣaṇeśa/Bṛhaspatīśvara) where such observance bears fruit.
Ṣaṇmāsa-sevā—six months of dedicated observance/service as a form of prāyaścitta.