Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 75
ब्रह्मसूत्रं च सावित्रीं स्नानं संध्यां जपार्चनम् । विसृज्य स्त्रीत्वमाप्तोस्य का गतिर्वद पार्थिव
brahmasūtraṃ ca sāvitrīṃ snānaṃ saṃdhyāṃ japārcanam | visṛjya strītvamāptosya kā gatirvada pārthiva
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಸೂತ್ರ, ಗಾಯತ್ರಿ ಮಂತ್ರ, ಸ್ನಾನ, ಸಂಧ್ಯಾವಂದನೆ, ಜಪ ಮತ್ತು ಪೂಜೆಗಳನ್ನು ಬಿಟ್ಟು ಇವನು ಸ್ತ್ರೀತ್ವವನ್ನು ಪಡೆದಿದ್ದಾನೆ. ಎಲೈ ರಾಜನೇ! ಇವನ ಗತಿ ಏನಾಗುವುದೆಂದು ಹೇಳು.
Sārasvata
Listener: King (Pārthiva)
Scene: The sage lists the abandoned rites as if counting beads; a japa-mālā, water vessel, and small altar appear unused; the king is asked to pronounce the fate.
FAQs
Daily disciplines (sandhyā, japa, arcana) are treated as dharma’s backbone; their loss signals spiritual crisis and prompts inquiry into karma and restitution.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is about nitya-karma (daily duties).
It references nitya-karma elements—snāna, sandhyā, japa, and arcana—without prescribing a new rite in this line.