Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39
नाहं स्पृशाम्यसंसिद्धां म्रिये वा नानृतं त्विदम् । ततः समाप्तनियमा पार्वती स्वयमाययौ
nāhaṃ spṛśāmyasaṃsiddhāṃ mriye vā nānṛtaṃ tvidam | tataḥ samāptaniyamā pārvatī svayamāyayau
अपूर्ण व्रतधारिणीस मी स्पर्श करणार नाही; मरण आले तरी—हे असत्य नाही. मग नियम पूर्ण झाल्यावर पार्वती स्वतः तेथे आली.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) narrating; quoted speech attributed to the brahmacārī
Scene: A resolute ascetic figure refuses contact with one whose vow is unfinished; after the completion of her niyamas, Pārvatī arrives, radiant yet austere, bearing the gravitas of tapas.
FAQs
Integrity to one’s vow and commitment to truth (satya) are upheld as higher than even fear of death.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the emphasis is on vrata-dharma.
A rule of vow-discipline is stated: avoid touch/contact until the observance is fully completed.