Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 60
यस्मिंस्तीर्थे हि यत्प्रोक्तं फलं कृच्छ्रादिकं नृप । तत्राप्युपोषणात्कृच्छ्रफलं प्राप्नोत्यथाधिकम्
yasmiṃstīrthe hi yatproktaṃ phalaṃ kṛcchrādikaṃ nṛpa | tatrāpyupoṣaṇātkṛcchraphalaṃ prāpnotyathādhikam
Di mana-mana tīrtha yang telah dinyatakan suatu buah—sama ada buah amalan kṛcchra atau tapa seumpamanya, wahai raja—di sana juga, dengan upoṣaṇa (berpuasa), seseorang memperoleh buah kṛcchra, bahkan lebih besar lagi.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Any declared tīrtha within Revā Khaṇḍa (universal rule)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: A pilgrim at a riverbank sits in upoṣaṇa (fasting) with a water pot, offering a simple lamp; the narrator indicates that fasting itself yields kṛcchra-level fruit at any tīrtha.
FAQs
Self-restraint at sacred places magnifies merit; fasting is portrayed as a powerful enhancer of tīrtha fruits.
The statement is general—applicable to any tīrtha discussed in the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative.
Upoṣaṇa (fasting) at a tīrtha is recommended as a means to gain kṛcchra-like fruit, even increased merit.