Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24
त्यजेद्गुह्यं तथाऽरण्यं यत्र न द्वादशीव्रतम्
tyajedguhyaṃ tathā'raṇyaṃ yatra na dvādaśīvratam
যেখানে দ্বাদশী-ব্রত পালন হয় না, সেখানে গোপন স্থান হোক বা অরণ্য—তাও ত্যাগ করা উচিত।
Skanda (deduced from Skanda Purāṇa context within Māhātmya narration)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A quiet forest āśrama with deer and trees, but no worship—contrasted with a small village shrine where devotees observe Dvādaśī with lamps and tulasī; the pilgrim chooses the latter.
FAQs
Holiness is sustained by vrata and discipline; without observance, even naturally ‘pure’ places are considered spiritually unfit.
Dvārakā is the surrounding Māhātmya context, while the teaching is framed as a general Vaiṣṇava standard.
Dvādaśī-vrata (Vaiṣṇava vow on the twelfth lunar day), implying fasting, worship, and devotional conduct.