Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 54
यावतस्तव संजाता उपवासा महामते । तावंतश्च तथास्माकं कथं गच्छामि तद्गृहम्
yāvatastava saṃjātā upavāsā mahāmate | tāvaṃtaśca tathāsmākaṃ kathaṃ gacchāmi tadgṛham
Wahai yang berjiwa agung, sebanyak mana puasa (upavāsa) yang telah timbul bagimu, sebanyak itu juga bagiku. Maka bagaimana mungkin aku kembali ke rumah itu?
The Brahmin’s wife
Type: kshetra
Listener: husband (mahāmati)
Scene: The wife counts the husband’s fasts as her own, standing beside him in the sacred region; the imagery emphasizes austerity—simple garments, calm faces, and the quiet power of shared resolve.
FAQs
Austerity is depicted as communal and shared in dharma—devotion is not isolated but mirrored through companionship and commitment.
The narrative is set in a mahākṣetra within Nāgarakhaṇḍa; the site’s sanctity is reflected in the seriousness of vrata and upavāsa.
Upavāsa (fasting) is referenced as an ongoing austerity, though not detailed as a step-by-step rite in this verse.