Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 4
अन्योपि व्याधिरहितो गच्छेदनशनं तु यः । सर्वपाप विनिर्मुक्तो याति विष्णोः पुरीं नरः
anyopi vyādhirahito gacchedanaśanaṃ tu yaḥ | sarvapāpa vinirmukto yāti viṣṇoḥ purīṃ naraḥ
Bahkan seorang lelaki lain yang bebas daripada penyakit, apabila berangkat untuk mengamalkan upavāsa (puasa), akan terlepas daripada segala dosa dan mencapai purī (kota suci) Viṣṇu.
Skanda (deduced from Skanda Purāṇa narrative context; exact speaker not in snippet)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya tīrtha (as implied by section)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim, healthy and composed, walks into a sacred forest-tīrtha with fasting resolve; a distant vision of Viṣṇu’s radiant city appears as a spiritual goal.
FAQs
Fasting undertaken with sacred intent is presented as a powerful purifier that removes sin and leads toward Viṣṇu’s divine abode.
A Dharmāraṇya tīrtha is implied by the chapter context, though the verse itself names the goal (Viṣṇu’s purī) rather than the site-name.
Anaśana (fasting) as a religious observance connected with tīrtha-going.