चीर्णसर्वव्रतास्ते तु यथोक्तविधिना ध्रुवम् । यैः स्वतल्पीकृता माणिकर्णिकेयी स्थली मृदुः
cīrṇasarvavratāste tu yathoktavidhinā dhruvam | yaiḥ svatalpīkṛtā māṇikarṇikeyī sthalī mṛduḥ
诚然,依所说仪轨圆满守持一切誓戒者,正是那些以摩尼迦耳尼迦柔软之地为自己卑榻的人。
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Maṇikarṇikā
Type: ghat
Listener: Devotee/sage audience
Scene: Vow-keepers with sacred marks and rosaries, lying on a simple cloth or directly on the soft earth near Maṇikarṇikā, eyes half-closed in meditation; the Gaṅgā and ghat steps nearby, smoke rising in the distance.
True merit combines disciplined vows with humility—embracing the tīrtha with simplicity and renunciation.
Māṇikarṇikā in Kāśī.
Observance of vratas according to prescribed procedure (yathokta-vidhi).