Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3
मोक्षावाप्तिर्भवेद्येषां नियमैश्च पृथग्विधैः । दशद्वादशभिर्वापि षड्भिरष्टाभिरेव वा
mokṣāvāptirbhavedyeṣāṃ niyamaiśca pṛthagvidhaiḥ | daśadvādaśabhirvāpi ṣaḍbhiraṣṭābhireva vā
ومن يلتزمون بأنواعٍ شتّى من الضوابط تصبح لهم نيلُ الموكشا ممكنًا—سواء بعشرٍ، أو باثنتي عشرة، أو حتى بستٍّ، أو بثمانٍ (من المراسم والانضباطات).
Yudhiṣṭhira (continuing inquiry framing the topic)
Scene: A teacher-sage enumerates observances on fingers or with counting beads; behind, disciples sit in attentive rows, suggesting multiple structured paths converging on mokṣa.
FAQs
Liberation is presented as accessible through structured discipline; different sets of observances can be efficacious.
No single site is named in the verse; the discussion remains within Revā Khaṇḍa’s Narmadā-centered context.
Following a defined set of niyamas—enumerated as 6, 8, 10, or 12 observances.