Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5
ततस्तु नियमं कुर्याद्वासुदेवपरायणः । पूर्वोक्तानां च सर्वेषां नियमानां द्विजोत्तमाः
tatastu niyamaṃ kuryādvāsudevaparāyaṇaḥ | pūrvoktānāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ niyamānāṃ dvijottamāḥ
Kemudian, berserah diri kepada Vāsudeva, hendaknya ia mengambil disiplin itu—wahai yang terbaik di antara para dvija—serta menjalankan semua tata laku yang telah disebutkan sebelumnya.
Sūta (contextual continuation)
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvija audience (addressed as ‘dvijottamāḥ’)
Scene: A devotee, after morning rites, turns inward in Vāsudeva devotion, preparing to follow the full set of earlier-mentioned observances; a Viṣṇu shrine or tulasī altar is central.
FAQs
Vrata becomes fruitful when grounded in bhakti—single-hearted refuge in Vāsudeva—while honoring established disciplines.
This verse does not specify a location; it centers on devotional orientation within the vrata described in the chapter.
Undertake the niyamas for the observance with Vāsudeva as the focus, following the previously taught rules.