Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 121
एकभक्तं तथा नक्तमयाच्यमुषितं तथा । एवमादीनि चान्यानि कृत्वा दामोदराग्रतः । कृतकृत्या भवंतीह यावदाभूतसंप्लवम्
ekabhaktaṃ tathā naktamayācyamuṣitaṃ tathā | evamādīni cānyāni kṛtvā dāmodarāgrataḥ | kṛtakṛtyā bhavaṃtīha yāvadābhūtasaṃplavam
Observando disciplinas como comer apenas uma vez ao dia, comer somente à noite e habitar sem mendigar—bem como outros votos semelhantes—quando praticadas diante de Dāmodara, a pessoa torna-se realizada nesta mesma vida e assim permanece até a dissolução cósmica.
Narrative voice (contextual Purāṇic narrator; exact speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (Dāmodara-sannidhi)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee observes ekabhakta and nakta disciplines, living simply without asking, then stands before a shrine of child-form Dāmodara with a rope-belt motif, offering a lamp and water; the scene suggests inner fulfillment radiating outward.
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Simple, disciplined vows performed with devotion before the deity are portrayed as completing one’s spiritual purpose and yielding enduring merit.
Vastrāpatha Kṣetra within the Prabhāsa region, presented as a place where vows gain exceptional potency.
Vratas such as ekabhakta (one meal daily), nakta (night-only meal), and living without begging (ayācya-muṣita).