Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 197
एकाहारस्तु यस्तिष्ठेन्मासं तत्र यतव्रतः । यावज्जीवकृतं पापं सहसा तस्य नश्यति
ekāhārastu yastiṣṭhenmāsaṃ tatra yatavrataḥ | yāvajjīvakṛtaṃ pāpaṃ sahasā tasya naśyati
जो तेथे एक महिना संयमित व्रताने राहून दिवसातून एकदाच आहार करतो, त्याचे आयुष्यभर साचलेले पाप तत्क्षणी नष्ट होते।
Brahmā (deduced: Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narrative style—Brahmā to Nārada)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra (general kṣetra-vāsa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A restrained pilgrim residing in Ayodhyā for a month, taking one simple meal, seated near the Sarayū with prayer beads; temples and ghāṭas in the background; a calm aura of purification.
FAQs
Austerity undertaken at a sanctified site, with self-restraint, becomes a powerful means of purification.
The context indicates Gopratāra Tīrtha in Ayodhyā.
Residing for one month at the tīrtha while observing ekāhāra (single daily meal) and a disciplined vow.