Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 71
यथाकथंचित्पिंडानां तिस्रोशीतीः समाहितः । मासेनाश्नन्हविष्यस्य चंद्रस्यैति सलोकताम्
yathākathaṃcitpiṃḍānāṃ tisrośītīḥ samāhitaḥ | māsenāśnanhaviṣyasya caṃdrasyaiti salokatām
Même s’il ne parvient qu’avec peine à observer, l’esprit posé, la mesure de quatre-vingt-trois bouchées, et qu’il mange ainsi du haviṣya pendant un mois, il obtient demeure dans le monde de la Lune (Candra).
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A vow-keeper counts morsels and days on a palm-leaf, eating simple haviṣya for a month; above, a luminous Moon-world is depicted as a serene celestial realm.
FAQs
Sincere perseverance in a vow—maintaining composure and purity of food—yields definite spiritual fruit described in Purāṇic terms.
The teaching occurs within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa framework, where vows and their fruits are highlighted in the sacred geography of Kāśī.
A month-long regimen of haviṣya with a stated total measure of eighty-three morsels (as given) leading to Candraloka.