Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 90
न निवर्तति कालेन दामोदरपुरं व्रजेत् । करोत्यनशनं यश्च नरो नार्यथवा पुनः । सर्व लोकानतिक्रम्य स हरेर्गेहमाप्नुयात्
na nivartati kālena dāmodarapuraṃ vrajet | karotyanaśanaṃ yaśca naro nāryathavā punaḥ | sarva lokānatikramya sa harergehamāpnuyāt
ผู้นั้นย่อมไม่หวนกลับตามกาลเวลา แต่ไปสู่มหานครของทาโมทระ ผู้ใด—ชายหรือหญิง—บำเพ็ญอนศนะคือการอดอาหารสิ้นเชิง ย่อมก้าวข้ามโลกทั้งปวง แล้วบรรลุถึงพระธามของพระหริ
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration context)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (within Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim (man or woman) performing complete fasting at a sacred spot of Vastrāpatha, mind fixed on Dāmodara; above, a luminous path through successive worlds culminating in Hari’s radiant city (Vaikuṇṭha-like).
FAQs
Intense devotion expressed through disciplined fasting is portrayed as a direct path to Hari’s supreme abode beyond worldly return.
Dāmodarapura (the divine city associated with Dāmodara) within the Prabhāsa/Vastrāpatha sacred landscape.
Anaśana: undertaking complete fasting as a vrata, stated to be open to both men and women.