Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17
ततः प्रासादमासाद्य सुपर्णाख्यसमुद्भवम् । यावत्प्राप्तः परित्यक्तस्ताव त्प्राणैरुपोषितः
tataḥ prāsādamāsādya suparṇākhyasamudbhavam | yāvatprāptaḥ parityaktastāva tprāṇairupoṣitaḥ
Daraufhin erreichte er den Tempel, der an dem Ort namens Suparṇākhyā entstanden war. Verlassen hielt er stand, gleichsam im Fasten, nur mit dem Lebenshauch verbleibend, bis er ankam.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Tīrthamāhātmya; specific speaker not explicit in the verse)
Tirtha: Suparṇākhyā
Type: kshetra
Scene: At the edge of collapse, the pilgrim reaches a newly arisen temple at Suparṇākhyā; the prāsāda glows, and the man stands trembling, sustained only by breath, hands folded in añjali.
FAQs
Approaching a sacred shrine, even in utter destitution, is depicted as spiritually potent—arrival at the tīrtha/temple becomes the turning point.
The Suparṇākhyā-associated prāsāda (temple/shrine) within this kṣetra.
Upavāsa is implied through “upoṣitaḥ” (enduring without food), highlighting austerity caused by circumstance rather than formal vow.