अगस्त्य उवाच । कृच्छ्र चांद्रायणादीनि व्यासो वक्ष्यति यानि वै । तेषां स्वरूपमाख्याहि स्कंदेंद्रिय विशुद्धये
agastya uvāca | kṛcchra cāṃdrāyaṇādīni vyāso vakṣyati yāni vai | teṣāṃ svarūpamākhyāhi skaṃdeṃdriya viśuddhaye
阿伽斯提耶说道:“苦行戒(Kṛcchra)、月行戒(Cāndrāyaṇa)等诸法——毗耶娑亦将宣说——愿汝为我开示其真实仪轨,噢,斯甘达,为净化诸根之故。”
Agastya
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Skanda
Scene: Agastya, seated respectfully, questions Skanda about the true forms of Kṛcchra and Cāndrāyaṇa; palm-leaf manuscripts and a quiet Kāśī shrine setting frame the didactic exchange.
Seek precise understanding of dharmic disciplines; right knowledge supports genuine purification.
The dialogue occurs within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa narrative world, oriented to the sanctity and dharma of Kāśī.
Inquiry into and forthcoming instruction on Kṛcchra and Cāndrāyaṇa prāyaścittas for indriya-śuddhi.