Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 38
वासरः को विना सूर्य्यं विना सोमेन का निशा । विना वृक्षेण को ग्रामो द्वादशी किं व्रतं विना
vāsaraḥ ko vinā sūryyaṃ vinā somena kā niśā | vinā vṛkṣeṇa ko grāmo dvādaśī kiṃ vrataṃ vinā
Que é o dia sem o Sol? Que é a noite sem a Lua? Que é uma aldeia sem uma árvore? E que é Dvādaśī sem um voto sagrado (vrata)?
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Dvārakā (implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A symbolic tableau: Sun illuminating day, Moon illuminating night, a village centered around a great tree, and a devotee holding a vrata-sankalpa on Dvādaśī—four panels showing ‘completeness’.
FAQs
Sacred life needs its supports: just as the cosmos needs Sun and Moon, Dvādaśī gains meaning through vrata-discipline.
The broader setting is Dvārakā-māhātmya, associating Dvārakā with disciplined devotional practice.
Dvādaśī should be observed with a proper vrata (vow/fast/discipline), not left empty of practice.