Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29
त्रिरात्रोपोषितस्त्वेको यावद्वर्षशतं नरः । एको विष्णुपदीतोये स्नाति द्वाभ्यां समं फलम्
trirātropoṣitastveko yāvadvarṣaśataṃ naraḥ | eko viṣṇupadītoye snāti dvābhyāṃ samaṃ phalam
Un homme peut observer le jeûne de trois nuits, sans cesse, durant cent ans ; pourtant un seul bain dans les eaux de Viṣṇupadī confère un fruit égal.
Nārada
Tirtha: Viṣṇupadī
Type: ghat
Scene: A single pilgrim bathes in radiant water while a symbolic backdrop shows ‘100 years’ of trirātra fasts—rows of three-night moon phases—fading into the glow of the tīrtha.
FAQs
Pilgrimage to a highly praised tīrtha is depicted as a swift, grace-filled path rivaling extremely long-term vow-practices.
Viṣṇupadī-tīrtha.
Trirātra-upoṣa (three-night fast) is referenced; the emphasized act is bathing in Viṣṇupadī.