Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 55
अहिंसा गुरुशुश्रूषा स्वाध्यायः शौचसंयमः । सत्यमस्तेयमेतद्धि प्राजापत्यं व्रतं स्मृतम्
ahiṃsā guruśuśrūṣā svādhyāyaḥ śaucasaṃyamaḥ | satyamasteyametaddhi prājāpatyaṃ vrataṃ smṛtam
অহিংসা, গুৰু-শুশ্ৰূষা, স্বাধ্যায়, শৌচ আৰু সংযম, সত্য আৰু অস্তেয়—এইয়েই প্ৰাজাপত্য ব্ৰত বুলি স্মৃতিত কোৱা হৈছে।
Śiva (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
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Scene: A pilgrim-sage at Prabhāsa holds a palm-leaf text, offering respectful service to a seated guru; behind them a tīrtha landscape with a river/sea edge and a Śiva-liṅga shrine, symbolizing outer pilgrimage and inner vow.
FAQs
A sacred vow is fundamentally ethical and disciplined: self-control, truth, non-violence, purity, and reverence for the guru form its core.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where such vows are taught as the correct way to live and gain the kṣetra’s spiritual fruit.
The Prājāpatya-vrata is prescribed through its components: ahiṃsā, guruśuśrūṣā, svādhyāya, śauca-saṃyama, satya, and asteya.