यदह्नि तीर्थप्राप्तिः स्यात्ततोह्नः पूर्ववासरे । उपवासस्तु कर्तव्यः प्राप्ताह्नि श्राद्धदो भवेत्
yadahni tīrthaprāptiḥ syāttatohnaḥ pūrvavāsare | upavāsastu kartavyaḥ prāptāhni śrāddhado bhavet
Vào ngày trước khi đến tīrtha, nên giữ chay giới (upavāsa). Đến ngày tới nơi, hãy cử hành śrāddha cùng lễ tarpaṇa và bố thí cúng dường cho tổ tiên đã khuất.
Skanda
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī (implied) / general tīrtha observance
Type: ghat
Listener: A questioning sage/assembly (contextual)
Scene: A pilgrim approaches a river-ghāṭa at dawn after a preparatory fast; on arrival he offers water-libations and piṇḍas to ancestors, with priests and lamps near the steps.
A tīrtha-journey is a disciplined vow: prepare with fasting and consummate the visit with rites that benefit the ancestors.
General tīrtha-protocol in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa; applicable to Kāśī’s tīrthas as well as other sacred waters.
Upavāsa on the previous day before reaching the tīrtha, and śrāddha on the day of arrival.