Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
सर्वेषां व्रतिनां मूलं ब्रह्मचर्यमुदाहृतम् । विशेषाच्छिवभक्तानामेवं भूयो विधास्यसि
sarveṣāṃ vratināṃ mūlaṃ brahmacaryamudāhṛtam | viśeṣācchivabhaktānāmevaṃ bhūyo vidhāsyasi
O brahmacarya é declarado a raiz de todos os votos—especialmente para os devotos de Śiva. Assim, não tornes a agir deste modo.
Tāpasa (ascetic)
Listener: the woman
Scene: The ascetic delivers a concise teaching like a guru; the woman appears chastened; the forest āśrama becomes a didactic stage, with Śiva symbols subtly present.
FAQs
Brahmacarya is presented as the foundation of vrata-life, with heightened importance for Śaiva devotees who seek purity and spiritual power.
The verse is within a tīrtha-mahātmya chapter but does not identify the tīrtha by name in this excerpt.
The prescription is ethical-ascetic: maintain brahmacarya as the basis of vows, particularly in Śaiva observance.