Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13
तत्रोपवासं यः कुर्यान्नरो भक्तिसमन्वितः । एकेनैवोपवासेन उपवासायुतं फलम् । चक्रतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा सोपवासो जितेंद्रियः
tatropavāsaṃ yaḥ kuryānnaro bhaktisamanvitaḥ | ekenaivopavāsena upavāsāyutaṃ phalam | cakratīrthe naraḥ snātvā sopavāso jiteṃdriyaḥ
Di sana, seorang lelaki yang berpuasa (upavāsa) dengan bhakti—dengan satu puasa sahaja memperoleh hasil seperti sepuluh ribu puasa. Setelah mandi di Cakratīrtha, berpuasa dan menundukkan indera, dia meraih pahala yang luhur itu.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Cakratīrtha
Type: kund
Listener: Devī
Scene: At a sacred waterbody called Cakratīrtha, a devotee emerges from the water with folded hands, wet hair tied, wearing simple cloth; nearby a subtle emblem of the Sudarśana-cakra on a shrine; the devotee maintains a fasting austerity, calm and self-contained.
FAQs
Devotional discipline—fasting with self-control—becomes immensely potent when joined to tīrtha-bathing.
Cakratīrtha within Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
Perform snāna at Cakratīrtha and observe upavāsa with devotion and sense-restraint.