Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 38
यावत्पुत्रि त्वमात्मानमेतैः पूजयसेऽक्षरैः । जलपानं न कर्तव्यं तावच्चैव कथञ्चन
yāvatputri tvamātmānametaiḥ pūjayase'kṣaraiḥ | jalapānaṃ na kartavyaṃ tāvaccaiva kathañcana
‘कन्ये, जोपर्यंत तू या अक्षरांनी पूजन करीत आहेस, तोपर्यंत—पूजा पूर्ण होईपर्यंत—कशाही प्रकारे पाणी पिऊ नकोस.’
Padmāvatī (quoting her instructress/teacher)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A guru-figure instructs a young woman: she sits before a small altar with mantra syllables symbolized on palm-leaf or cloth; a water pot is placed aside, untouched, indicating the vow until worship ends.
FAQs
Ritual power is supported by niyama—self-restraint that protects focus and sanctity during worship.
No particular tīrtha is named in this line; it gives a vrata-like restriction within the chapter.
A restriction: do not drink water while engaged in the mantra-based worship, until completion.