Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12
शृणु व्रतस्य माहात्म्यं वक्ष्यामि प्रथमं तव । ब्रह्मचर्यव्रतं सारं व्रतानामुत्तमं व्रतम्
śṛṇu vratasya māhātmyaṃ vakṣyāmi prathamaṃ tava | brahmacaryavrataṃ sāraṃ vratānāmuttamaṃ vratam
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Brahmā
Listener: Nārada
Scene: Brahmā begins narrating the vow’s greatness; a symbolic depiction of a disciplined pilgrim: simple clothing, water pot, tulasī beads, controlled gaze; a luminous aura (tejas) suggests brahmacarya’s power.
FAQs
Brahmacarya is presented as the core discipline that strengthens all other vows and spiritual practices.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a vrata-māhātmya statement within the larger section.
Adopt brahmacarya as a formal vow (vrata), especially as a foundational observance supporting other rites.