Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
ब्रह्मोक्तैश्चोपवासैश्च तथान्यैश्च शुभव्रतैः । कायिकी भक्तिराख्याता त्रिविधा तु द्विजन्मनाम्
brahmoktaiścopavāsaiśca tathānyaiśca śubhavrataiḥ | kāyikī bhaktirākhyātā trividhā tu dvijanmanām
ബ്രഹ്മോക്ത (ശാസ്ത്രവിഹിത) ഉപവാസങ്ങളാലും മറ്റു ശുഭവ്രതങ്ങളാലും—ഇതിനെ ‘കായികീ ഭക്തി’ എന്നു പ്രഖ്യാപിക്കുന്നു; ദ്വിജന്മാർക്കത് ത്രിവിധമാണ്।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A learned dvija pilgrim at Prabhāsa recites injunctions and takes a saṅkalpa for upavāsa; nearby, a small group of twice-born devotees follow a threefold regimen of bodily devotion, preparing for temple entry.
FAQs
Physical discipline—when aligned with scriptural injunction and auspicious vows—becomes a legitimate form of devotion.
The instruction is situated in Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s māhātmya narrative, emphasizing dharma for pilgrims and householders.
Scripturally enjoined fasting and other śubha-vratas, framed as kāyikī bhakti for dvijas.