Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 4
अन्योपि व्याधिरहितो गच्छेदनशनं तु यः । सर्वपाप विनिर्मुक्तो याति विष्णोः पुरीं नरः
anyopi vyādhirahito gacchedanaśanaṃ tu yaḥ | sarvapāpa vinirmukto yāti viṣṇoḥ purīṃ naraḥ
Selbst ein anderer Mensch, frei von Krankheit, der aufbricht, um das Fasten zu halten, wird von allen Sünden erlöst und gelangt in die Stadt Viṣṇus.
Skanda (deduced from Skanda Purāṇa narrative context; exact speaker not in snippet)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya tīrtha (as implied by section)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim, healthy and composed, walks into a sacred forest-tīrtha with fasting resolve; a distant vision of Viṣṇu’s radiant city appears as a spiritual goal.
FAQs
Fasting undertaken with sacred intent is presented as a powerful purifier that removes sin and leads toward Viṣṇu’s divine abode.
A Dharmāraṇya tīrtha is implied by the chapter context, though the verse itself names the goal (Viṣṇu’s purī) rather than the site-name.
Anaśana (fasting) as a religious observance connected with tīrtha-going.