Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 44
एकेनैवोपवासेन भावहीनास्तु मानवाः । निर्द्दग्धाऽखिलपापास्ते प्रयांति स्वर्गकाननम्
ekenaivopavāsena bhāvahīnāstu mānavāḥ | nirddagdhā'khilapāpāste prayāṃti svargakānanam
Walau dengan satu kali puasa sahaja, manusia—meski kurang rasa bhakti yang mendalam—segala dosanya hangus terbakar, lalu mereka menuju rimba taman syurga.
Narratorial voice within Dvārakā Māhātmya (contextual Purāṇic instruction)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrims/ṛṣis seeking phala-śruti
Scene: A devotee fasting with a calm face, seated near a shrine; flames of purification symbolically consume dark ‘pāpa’ forms, while a celestial grove (svarga-kānana) appears in the background with gandharvas and flowering trees.
FAQs
Purāṇic grace is emphasized: even a simple act like one fast can become transformative, consuming sins and leading toward higher realms.
The teaching sits within Dvārakā Māhātmya, implying that observances connected to Hari in Dvārakā carry extraordinary purificatory power.
Upavāsa—fasting (as a vrata-aṅga), presented here as effective even when performed with limited inner bhāva.