Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 68
महाव्रतमिदं प्रोक्तं त्वमपि श्रद्धया चर । अत्यंतदुर्लभं वापि लप्स्यसे च मनोरथम्
mahāvratamidaṃ proktaṃ tvamapi śraddhayā cara | atyaṃtadurlabhaṃ vāpi lapsyase ca manoratham
یہ مہاورت بیان کیا گیا ہے؛ تم بھی श्रद्धا کے ساتھ اس کا آچرن کرو۔ جو نہایت دشوار الحصول ہو، وہ بھی تمہیں ملے گا، اور تمہاری من کی مراد بھی پوری ہوگی۔
Unknown (contextual narrator/instructor within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)
Scene: A teacher-figure points to a written vrata injunction; the listener bows with folded hands, a radiant wish-fulfilling motif (kalpavṛkṣa/maṇi) subtly behind, symbolizing ‘durlabha’ becoming attainable through faith.
FAQs
Faithful practice of dharma unlocks even rare attainments; śraddhā is presented as the key that makes the vow effective.
No holy site is mentioned in this verse; it is a concluding exhortation to observe the vow.
Undertake and practise the proclaimed mahāvrata with faith to obtain difficult boons and fulfil intentions.