Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9
सप्तम्यामुपवासेन तद्दिने चाप्युपोषिते । स तत्फलमवाप्नोति तत्र स्नात्वा न संशयः
saptamyāmupavāsena taddine cāpyupoṣite | sa tatphalamavāpnoti tatra snātvā na saṃśayaḥ
En jeûnant le septième jour lunaire et en observant ce jeûne ce jour-là, on obtient sans doute le fruit promis en se baignant là-bas.
Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced from Revā Khaṇḍa narration)
Tirtha: Sāṃvaura
Type: tirtha
Scene: On Saptamī day, a fasting devotee stands at the ghāṭa after bathing, hands folded; offerings prepared but simple due to upavāsa; the moon’s tithi mark and the rising sun suggest sacred timing.
FAQs
Vrata (self-restraint through fasting) combined with tīrtha-snānā is taught as a reliable means to obtain spiritual merit.
The verse refers to bathing 'there'—continuing the Sāṃvaura tīrtha praise in this adhyāya.
Upavāsa (fasting) on Saptamī and bathing at the tīrtha.