Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20
उपवासपरो भूत्वा मांसमश्नाति यो द्विजः । वृथामांसाद्वृथा तस्य तद्व्रतं जायते ध्रुवम्
upavāsaparo bhūtvā māṃsamaśnāti yo dvijaḥ | vṛthāmāṃsādvṛthā tasya tadvrataṃ jāyate dhruvam
Kung ang isang dvija (dalawang ulit na isinilang), na nag-aangking nag-aayuno at nagsasagawa ng tapa, ay kumakain ng karne, dahil sa walang saysay na pagkain ng karne, ang kanyang panata (vrata) ay nagiging walang saysay—tiyak.
Durvāsā
Listener: Unnamed king (implied)
Scene: Durvāsā’s words land like a verdict: the king appears stunned, hands still folded; a symbolic broken vow-thread or extinguished lamp indicates the vow’s futility when violated.
FAQs
A vow’s power depends on integrity; outward austerity without inner discipline nullifies the intended merit.
The teaching supports tīrtha practice generally by insisting on purity; no single site is named in this verse.
Maintain dietary restraint consistent with fasting; otherwise the vrata is declared ineffective.