Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 17
रंभापत्रे च भोक्तव्यं वर्जितं लवणेन हि । एकादश्यां चोपवासं प्रकुर्वीत प्रयत्नतः
raṃbhāpatre ca bhoktavyaṃ varjitaṃ lavaṇena hi | ekādaśyāṃ copavāsaṃ prakurvīta prayatnataḥ
Qu’on mange sur une feuille de bananier, en s’abstenant de sel. Et le jour d’Ekādaśī, qu’on observe le jeûne avec application.
Kaśyapa
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee preparing a simple meal on a plantain leaf, consciously leaving out salt; nearby a calendar/astral motif indicating Ekādaśī and the resolve to fast.
FAQs
Small acts of restraint—simplifying food and embracing fasting—purify intention and deepen devotional focus.
No tirtha is specified in this verse; it is a vrata-vidhi instruction within Kedārakhaṇḍa.
Eat on a banana leaf, avoid salt, and perform fasting on Ekādaśī with diligence.