मासोपवासं वा कुर्याच्चांद्रायणमथापि वा । कृच्छ्रं वराकं वा कुर्यात्तप्तकृच्छ्रमथापि वा
māsopavāsaṃ vā kuryāccāṃdrāyaṇamathāpi vā | kṛcchraṃ varākaṃ vā kuryāttaptakṛcchramathāpi vā
Có thể giữ chay trọn một tháng, hoặc thọ nguyện Cāndrāyaṇa. Cũng có thể thực hành khổ hạnh Kṛcchra, kỷ luật Varāka, hay cả khổ hạnh Taptakṛcchra (khổ hạnh nung nóng).
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A moon-cycle themed vow: devotee under a waxing/waning moon over the Gaṅgā, measuring small portions of food; nearby a Śiva shrine; heat-austerity suggested by a small sacred fire for taptakṛcchra symbolism.
It praises graded austerities as legitimate paths of purification and merit within purāṇic dharma.
The verse belongs to the Kāśī Khaṇḍa context but does not specify a particular tirtha.
Māsopavāsa, Cāndrāyaṇa, Kṛcchra, Varāka, and Taptakṛcchra observances.