Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3
मोक्षावाप्तिर्भवेद्येषां नियमैश्च पृथग्विधैः । दशद्वादशभिर्वापि षड्भिरष्टाभिरेव वा
mokṣāvāptirbhavedyeṣāṃ niyamaiśca pṛthagvidhaiḥ | daśadvādaśabhirvāpi ṣaḍbhiraṣṭābhireva vā
Đối với họ, nhờ các niyama với nhiều hình thức khác nhau, việc đạt được giải thoát trở nên khả dĩ—dù là mười, hay mười hai, hoặc chỉ sáu, hay tám (giới hạnh).
Yudhiṣṭhira (continuing inquiry framing the topic)
Scene: A teacher-sage enumerates observances on fingers or with counting beads; behind, disciples sit in attentive rows, suggesting multiple structured paths converging on mokṣa.
FAQs
Liberation is presented as accessible through structured discipline; different sets of observances can be efficacious.
No single site is named in the verse; the discussion remains within Revā Khaṇḍa’s Narmadā-centered context.
Following a defined set of niyamas—enumerated as 6, 8, 10, or 12 observances.