Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 180
वसव ऊचुः । त्रिरात्रं यो नरः सम्यगुपवासं करिष्यति । आजन्ममरणात्पापान्मुक्तः स च भविष्यति
vasava ūcuḥ | trirātraṃ yo naraḥ samyagupavāsaṃ kariṣyati | ājanmamaraṇātpāpānmuktaḥ sa ca bhaviṣyati
വസുക്കൾ പറഞ്ഞു—വിധിപൂർവ്വം മൂന്നു രാത്രികൾ ഉപവാസം ചെയ്യുന്ന പുരുഷൻ ജനനം മുതൽ മരണം വരെ സഞ്ചിതമായ പാപങ്ങളിൽ നിന്ന് മോചിതനാകും।
Vasus
Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra (Trirātra-upavāsa phala)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The Vasus, radiant deities, proclaim the fruit of a three-night fast; a devotee sits in meditation near a sacred fire, with minimal food, counting nights under stars; the aura is purificatory and resolute.
FAQs
Austerity performed correctly (samyak) is a purifier; even a brief fast can burn long-standing karmic impurities.
The teaching is situated in the Arbuda Khaṇḍa’s praised locale, implying that fasting there is particularly fruit-bearing.
Trirātra-upavāsa: a properly observed fast for three nights.