Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17
ततः प्रासादमासाद्य सुपर्णाख्यसमुद्भवम् । यावत्प्राप्तः परित्यक्तस्ताव त्प्राणैरुपोषितः
tataḥ prāsādamāsādya suparṇākhyasamudbhavam | yāvatprāptaḥ parityaktastāva tprāṇairupoṣitaḥ
Kemudian dia sampai ke prasada (kuil) yang muncul di tempat bernama Suparṇākhyā. Setelah ditinggalkan, dia bertahan—seakan berpuasa—hanya dengan nafas hayat yang tinggal, hingga dia tiba.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Tīrthamāhātmya; specific speaker not explicit in the verse)
Tirtha: Suparṇākhyā
Type: kshetra
Scene: At the edge of collapse, the pilgrim reaches a newly arisen temple at Suparṇākhyā; the prāsāda glows, and the man stands trembling, sustained only by breath, hands folded in añjali.
FAQs
Approaching a sacred shrine, even in utter destitution, is depicted as spiritually potent—arrival at the tīrtha/temple becomes the turning point.
The Suparṇākhyā-associated prāsāda (temple/shrine) within this kṣetra.
Upavāsa is implied through “upoṣitaḥ” (enduring without food), highlighting austerity caused by circumstance rather than formal vow.