Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 38
यावत्पुत्रि त्वमात्मानमेतैः पूजयसेऽक्षरैः । जलपानं न कर्तव्यं तावच्चैव कथञ्चन
yāvatputri tvamātmānametaiḥ pūjayase'kṣaraiḥ | jalapānaṃ na kartavyaṃ tāvaccaiva kathañcana
‘بیٹی، جب تک تم ان اَکشروں کے ساتھ پوجا کرتی رہو، تب تک کسی طرح بھی پانی نہ پینا—جب تک وہ پوجا پوری نہ ہو جائے۔’
Padmāvatī (quoting her instructress/teacher)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A guru-figure instructs a young woman: she sits before a small altar with mantra syllables symbolized on palm-leaf or cloth; a water pot is placed aside, untouched, indicating the vow until worship ends.
FAQs
Ritual power is supported by niyama—self-restraint that protects focus and sanctity during worship.
No particular tīrtha is named in this line; it gives a vrata-like restriction within the chapter.
A restriction: do not drink water while engaged in the mantra-based worship, until completion.