Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 4
अन्योपि व्याधिरहितो गच्छेदनशनं तु यः । सर्वपाप विनिर्मुक्तो याति विष्णोः पुरीं नरः
anyopi vyādhirahito gacchedanaśanaṃ tu yaḥ | sarvapāpa vinirmukto yāti viṣṇoḥ purīṃ naraḥ
जो दुसराही पुरुष रोगरहित होऊन उपवास करण्यासाठी जातो, तो सर्व पापांपासून मुक्त होऊन विष्णूची पुरी प्राप्त करतो।
Skanda (deduced from Skanda Purāṇa narrative context; exact speaker not in snippet)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya tīrtha (as implied by section)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim, healthy and composed, walks into a sacred forest-tīrtha with fasting resolve; a distant vision of Viṣṇu’s radiant city appears as a spiritual goal.
FAQs
Fasting undertaken with sacred intent is presented as a powerful purifier that removes sin and leads toward Viṣṇu’s divine abode.
A Dharmāraṇya tīrtha is implied by the chapter context, though the verse itself names the goal (Viṣṇu’s purī) rather than the site-name.
Anaśana (fasting) as a religious observance connected with tīrtha-going.