Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35
चातुर्मास्ये नरो यस्तु शाकाहारपरो यदि । पुण्यं क्रतुसहस्राणां जायते नात्र संशयः
cāturmāsye naro yastu śākāhāraparo yadi | puṇyaṃ kratusahasrāṇāṃ jāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
チャートゥルマーシャの季に、もし人が菜食を主として暮らすなら、幾千ものヴェーダ祭祀に等しい功徳が生ずる。これに疑いはない。
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim-householder in monsoon months eats simple śāka (vegetables), sits near a lamp and tulasī, offering water to Viṣṇu; the unseen merit is depicted as a radiant yajña-fire aura surrounding him.
FAQs
Simple dietary restraint in a sacred season can yield merit comparable to large ritual undertakings.
No single tirtha is named; the praise centers on Cāturmāsya observance itself.
Adopt śākāhāra—primarily a vegetable-based diet—throughout Cāturmāsya.
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