Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23
सूत उवाच । श्रावण्यां समतीतायां द्वितीयादिवसे स्थिते । प्रातरुत्थाय विप्रेन्द्रा नक्षत्रे विष्णुदैवते । पापिष्ठैः पतितैर्म्लेच्छैः संभाषं नैव कारयेत्
sūta uvāca | śrāvaṇyāṃ samatītāyāṃ dvitīyādivase sthite | prātarutthāya viprendrā nakṣatre viṣṇudaivate | pāpiṣṭhaiḥ patitairmlecchaiḥ saṃbhāṣaṃ naiva kārayet
Sūta berkata: “Apabila bulan Śrāvaṇa telah berlalu dan tibalah hari kedua, wahai para brāhmaṇa yang utama, bangunlah pada waktu fajar. Pada hari yang nakṣatranya dinaungi oleh Viṣṇu, janganlah berbicara dengan yang paling berdosa—orang yang jatuh dan para mleccha—agar nazar itu tidak ternoda.”
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta narrator)
Listener: Viprāḥ / brāhmaṇa audience (viprendra addressed)
Scene: At dawn after Śrāvaṇa, a vrata-observer rises, performs ācamana, keeps silence/guarded speech, and avoids impure company; a calendar/astrological motif indicates Viṣṇu’s nakṣatra.
FAQs
Protect the sanctity of a vow by guarding speech and association, especially on days dedicated to Viṣṇu.
The verse sits in a Tīrthamāhātmya context but this line focuses on vrata-discipline rather than naming a specific tīrtha.
Rise at dawn and maintain ritual purity by avoiding conversation with those described as fallen or outside dhārmic conduct.