Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30
न सप्तम्यां स्पृशेत्तैलं नीलवस्त्रं न धारयेत् । न चाप्यामलकैः स्नानं न कुर्यात्कलहं क्वचित्
na saptamyāṃ spṛśettailaṃ nīlavastraṃ na dhārayet | na cāpyāmalakaiḥ snānaṃ na kuryātkalahaṃ kvacit
सप्तमीच्या दिवशी तेलाला स्पर्श करू नये, निळे वस्त्र धारण करू नये। आवळ्याने स्नान करू नये आणि कुठेही कलह करू नये।
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim at Prabhāsa on Saptamī stands by the sea/river-edge with folded hands, refusing oil and blue cloth, choosing simple white garments; elders counsel restraint and harmony, with a calm tīrtha atmosphere.
FAQs
Vrata is not only worship but disciplined conduct—purity in habits, restraint in dress/objects, and peace in speech.
These niyamas are taught within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya, aligning the place’s sanctity with disciplined observance.
Avoid touching oil, avoid wearing blue clothing, avoid āmalaka-bath, and avoid quarrelling on Saptamī.