Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33
आषाढशुक्लैकादश्यां करिष्ये नियमं गृहे । नारायणस्य प्रीत्यर्थं श्रेयोऽर्थं चात्मनस्तथा । प्रत्युवाच मुनिर्धर्मान्विनयानतकन्धरम्
āṣāḍhaśuklaikādaśyāṃ kariṣye niyamaṃ gṛhe | nārāyaṇasya prītyarthaṃ śreyo'rthaṃ cātmanastathā | pratyuvāca munirdharmānvinayānatakandharam
“Pada hari Ekādaśī dalam paruh terang bulan Āṣāḍha, aku akan menjalankan niyama di rumah, demi keredaan Nārāyaṇa dan demi kebaikan tertinggi bagi diriku.” Demikian sang muni menjawab, menyampaikan ajaran dharma kepada insan yang tunduk hormat.
Muni (sage; contextually Gālava continuing the instruction)
Scene: A sage, seated in a simple āśrama, speaks gently on dharma to a reverent listener with bowed neck; in the background, a household shrine of Nārāyaṇa is prepared for Ekādaśī and the start of Cāturmāsya.
FAQs
Beginning a vow with humility and discipline, dedicating it to Nārāyaṇa, yields one’s highest good (śreyas).
This verse frames the vrata-timing (Āṣāḍha Ekādaśī) rather than naming a single tirtha; it belongs to the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya context.
Undertaking a niyama (rule-bound vow/discipline) at home on Āṣāḍha-śukla Ekādaśī for Nārāyaṇa’s pleasure.