Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 129
इदमुद्यापनं देवि सावित्र्यास्तु व्रतस्य च । सर्वपातकशुद्ध्यर्थं कार्यं देवि नरैः सदा । अकामतः कामतो वा पापं नश्यति तत्क्षणात्
idamudyāpanaṃ devi sāvitryāstu vratasya ca | sarvapātakaśuddhyarthaṃ kāryaṃ devi naraiḥ sadā | akāmataḥ kāmato vā pāpaṃ naśyati tatkṣaṇāt
हे देवी, हे सावित्री-व्रताचे उद्यापन आहे. सर्व पातकांच्या शुद्धीसाठी, हे देवी, नरांनी हे नेहमी करावे. निष्काम असो वा सकाम—पाप त्या क्षणीच नष्ट होते.
Skanda (deduced; addressing a Devi within the narrative frame)
Tirtha: Sāvitrīsthālaka (in Prabhāsa-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: A devotee completes Sāvitrī-vrata udyāpana at a sanctified spot in Prabhāsa: offerings arranged, a small altar, fruits and lamps, with the sea-breeze and pilgrims nearby; the Goddess invoked as witness to instant purification.
FAQs
Completing a vow properly (udyāpana) carries great purificatory power and seals the spiritual intent of the vrata.
The teaching is embedded in Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya, linking vrata practice to the sanctity of Prabhāsa.
Perform the udyāpana (concluding rite) of the Sāvitrī-vrata regularly; it is said to cleanse all sins instantly.