Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 45
अद्य ते नियमः पूर्णस्तोयमेतन्महामते । गृहाण सफलं मह्यं श्रमं कर्तुमिहार्हसि
adya te niyamaḥ pūrṇastoyametanmahāmate | gṛhāṇa saphalaṃ mahyaṃ śramaṃ kartumihārhasi
آج تمہارا نِیَم پورا ہوا، اے بلند ہمت! یہ پانی قبول کرو۔ مہربانی فرما کر اسے لے لو تاکہ میری یہ خدمت بارآور ہو جائے۔
A certain man (nara) addressing Kālabhīti
Listener: Bhārata
Scene: The donor, hands extended with a water vessel, speaks respectfully: ‘Your vow is complete; accept this water so my effort may bear fruit.’ The ascetic remains composed, evaluating silently.
FAQs
Humble offerings to the disciplined and holy are a means for the giver’s merit to mature.
The verse is part of a tīrtha narrative, but it focuses on vow-completion and offering rather than naming the location.
Giving water to an ascetic upon completion of his niyama, with reverence and the intent of earning puṇya.