Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 60
यस्मिंस्तीर्थे हि यत्प्रोक्तं फलं कृच्छ्रादिकं नृप । तत्राप्युपोषणात्कृच्छ्रफलं प्राप्नोत्यथाधिकम्
yasmiṃstīrthe hi yatproktaṃ phalaṃ kṛcchrādikaṃ nṛpa | tatrāpyupoṣaṇātkṛcchraphalaṃ prāpnotyathādhikam
ഹേ നൃപ, ഏത് തീർത്ഥത്തിൽ കൃച്ഛ്രാദി അനുഷ്ഠാനങ്ങളുടെ ഫലം പ്രസ്താവിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ടോ, അവിടെയും ഉപോഷണം (ഉപവാസം) കൊണ്ടു കൃച്ഛ്രഫലവും, അതിലും അധികവും, ലഭിക്കുന്നു.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Any declared tīrtha within Revā Khaṇḍa (universal rule)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: A pilgrim at a riverbank sits in upoṣaṇa (fasting) with a water pot, offering a simple lamp; the narrator indicates that fasting itself yields kṛcchra-level fruit at any tīrtha.
FAQs
Self-restraint at sacred places magnifies merit; fasting is portrayed as a powerful enhancer of tīrtha fruits.
The statement is general—applicable to any tīrtha discussed in the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative.
Upoṣaṇa (fasting) at a tīrtha is recommended as a means to gain kṛcchra-like fruit, even increased merit.