Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 168
सरितः केचिदाहुः स्म सप्तैव ज्ञानवित्तमाः । अनपेतव्रतकामोऽत्र ब्रह्मचर्यं चरामि च
saritaḥ kecidāhuḥ sma saptaiva jñānavittamāḥ | anapetavratakāmo'tra brahmacaryaṃ carāmi ca
کچھ لوگ—علم و بصیرت میں برتر—کہتے ہیں کہ یہ واقعی سات ندیاں ہیں۔ یہاں، عہد کو ٹوٹنے نہ دینے کی خواہش سے، میں بھی برہماچریہ کا آچرن کرتا ہوں۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Sapta-sarit-tīrtha (as described)
Type: sangam
Scene: A contemplative ascetic at a seven-stream confluence or seven-channel river-scape, hands in añjali, taking a vow; behind him, learned sages gesture as they enumerate the seven rivers.
FAQs
True tīrtha merit is joined to steadfast vow-observance; brahmacarya is presented as intentional, unwavering discipline.
A context involving ‘seven rivers’; the verse does not supply a specific geographic name.
Observance of brahmacarya as a vrata, explicitly described as not deviating from the vow.