कार्तिके मौननियमे घंटां चारु प्रदापयेत । पत्रभोजी कांस्यपात्रं घृतपूर्णं प्रयच्छति
kārtike maunaniyame ghaṃṭāṃ cāru pradāpayeta | patrabhojī kāṃsyapātraṃ ghṛtapūrṇaṃ prayacchati
在迦尔提迦月,行持默语之戒时,应供献一口庄美之铃(奉于神祇或寺院)。又,若以叶为器而食者,当布施一只钟铜器皿,内盛酥油(ghee)。
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee in silence presents a polished temple bell; nearby, a bell-metal vessel brimming with ghee is offered, with priests preparing lamps in a Kāśī shrine corridor.
Inner restraint (silence, simplicity in eating) should be paired with outward support of worship through meaningful temple gifts.
The practice is taught within Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s Kārttika framework, aligning with Kāśī’s temple-centered devotional culture.
During Kārttika observe mauna; offer a bell; if keeping a leaf-plate diet, donate a ghee-filled bell-metal vessel.