Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 80
उपवासी नरो भूत्वा यस्तु कुर्यात्प्रदक्षिणम् । मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यो नात्र कार्या विचारणा
upavāsī naro bhūtvā yastu kuryātpradakṣiṇam | mucyate sarvapāpebhyo nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
ఉపవాసి అయి ఎవడు ప్రదక్షిణ చేయునో, వాడు సమస్త పాపాల నుండి విముక్తుడగును—ఇందులో విచారణ అవసరం లేదు।
Narrator
Type: kshetra
Scene: A fasting pilgrim, simple attire, performs clockwise circumambulation around a shrine precinct, hands folded, moving past lamps and flags; the path glows as sins fall away like dark petals.
FAQs
Self-restraint (upavāsa) joined with reverential movement (pradakṣiṇā) embodies devotion and yields powerful purification.
The tīrtha praised in Adhyāya 142 of Revā Khaṇḍa, associated with Bala-Keśava and the Yodhanīpura setting.
Observing upavāsa (fasting) and performing pradakṣiṇā (circumambulation).