Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 81
रक्तवस्त्राणि सर्वाणि शय्या प्रास्तरणानि च । अशिष्टैः सह संभाषो द्विवारं भोजनं तथा
raktavastrāṇi sarvāṇi śayyā prāstaraṇāni ca | aśiṣṭaiḥ saha saṃbhāṣo dvivāraṃ bhojanaṃ tathā
وہ تمام سرخ لباس، بستر اور نفیس بچھونے ترک کرے؛ بدتمیز لوگوں سے گفتگو سے بچے؛ اور اسی طرح دن میں دو بار کھانا بھی چھوڑ دے۔
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (general kṣetra-niyama)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A vrata-observant woman pilgrim in Prabhāsa rejects red garments and luxurious bedding, sits on a simple mat near a coastal tīrtha, keeping distance from coarse company and taking a single modest meal.
FAQs
Outer restraint—dress, comfort, company, and diet—supports inner purity during pilgrimage vows.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra (context of Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya).
Austerity guidelines: avoid red attire, luxurious bedding, bad company, and eating twice daily.