Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
भोजनं तत्प्रशंसंति नित्यमेतन्न संशयः । तस्माच्चतुर्षु मासेषु पिबन्ति जलमेव हि
bhojanaṃ tatpraśaṃsaṃti nityametanna saṃśayaḥ | tasmāccaturṣu māseṣu pibanti jalameva hi
వారు దానినే ఆహారమని నిత్యం ప్రశంసిస్తారు—ఇందులో సందేహం లేదు. అందుచేత ఆ నాలుగు నెలలలో వారు నిజంగా జలమే పానంచేస్తారు.
Gālava
Type: kshetra
Scene: Ascetic-pilgrims in the rainy season keep a water-only regimen; a simple scene of a person drinking from a small vessel, with monsoon clouds and a temple in the background; others praise the practice.
FAQs
Restraint and simplicity in sacred time are portrayed as nourishing and purifying—water becomes a sanctified sustenance.
The setting is Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya, while the verse teaches a Cāturmāsya discipline.
A vrata-like discipline is indicated: during the four months, subsist on (or prioritize) water as the primary intake for the tree-deities; by extension, devotees may emulate austerity.