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
Ali, o homem que observa o jejum (upavāsa) com devoção—por um único jejum obtém o fruto de dez mil jejuns. Tendo-se banhado em Cakratīrtha, jejuando e com os sentidos dominados, alcança esse mérito excelso.
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.