Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37
ततश्च शिशिरे प्राप्ते सायं प्रातः समाहिता । एकांतरोपवासैः सा स्नानं चक्रे नृपात्मजा
tataśca śiśire prāpte sāyaṃ prātaḥ samāhitā | ekāṃtaropavāsaiḥ sā snānaṃ cakre nṛpātmajā
Dan ketika musim śiśira yang dingin tiba, putri raja itu, dengan batin terhimpun, mandi pada senja dan fajar, serta berpuasa selang sehari (sehari puasa, sehari tidak).
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (deduced)
Type: tirtha
Scene: In late winter, the princess-devotee, wrapped against the cold, walks to the water at dusk and again at dawn; her face is calm, reflecting inner concentration; fasting marks her restraint.
FAQs
Steadiness across seasons—regular bathing and measured fasting—builds tapas that supports devotion.
The tīrtha is implicit in the surrounding māhātmya; this verse highlights the sādhana performed at the sacred place rather than naming it.
Bathing twice daily (evening and dawn) and ekāntaropavāsa—fasting on alternate days.