Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 75
ब्रह्मसूत्रं च सावित्रीं स्नानं संध्यां जपार्चनम् । विसृज्य स्त्रीत्वमाप्तोस्य का गतिर्वद पार्थिव
brahmasūtraṃ ca sāvitrīṃ snānaṃ saṃdhyāṃ japārcanam | visṛjya strītvamāptosya kā gatirvada pārthiva
Gạt bỏ sợi dây thiêng và Sāvitrī (Gāyatrī), việc tắm gội thanh tịnh, lễ sandhyā, japa và thờ phụng—nó đã đạt đến thân phận nữ nhi. Muôn tâu Đại vương, xin nói cho ta: số phận của nó sẽ ra sao?
Sārasvata
Listener: King (Pārthiva)
Scene: The sage lists the abandoned rites as if counting beads; a japa-mālā, water vessel, and small altar appear unused; the king is asked to pronounce the fate.
FAQs
Daily disciplines (sandhyā, japa, arcana) are treated as dharma’s backbone; their loss signals spiritual crisis and prompts inquiry into karma and restitution.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is about nitya-karma (daily duties).
It references nitya-karma elements—snāna, sandhyā, japa, and arcana—without prescribing a new rite in this line.