Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9
उपवासकृतेरेव सापि सिद्धिप्रदायिनी । तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तेषां जनानां स द्विजोत्तमाः
upavāsakṛtereva sāpi siddhipradāyinī | tacchrutvā vacanaṃ teṣāṃ janānāṃ sa dvijottamāḥ
उपवासव्रताच्या आचरणाने ती देवीही सिद्धी देणारी आहे. लोकांचे हे वचन ऐकून तो श्रेष्ठ द्विज (पुष्प) …
Janāḥ (narrative continues; transition to Puṣpa’s action)
Tirtha: Śāradā (Kāśmīra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Villagers describe Śāradā’s siddhi through fasting; the brāhmaṇa Puṣpa listens attentively, resolve forming as he prepares for onward travel.
FAQs
Self-restraint through fasting is upheld as a direct spiritual discipline that ripens into siddhi when done with faith.
Śāradā’s seat in Kāśmīra is referenced, alongside the ongoing Camatkārapura context.
Upavāsa (fasting) is prescribed/identified as the key practice through which Śāradā grants success.