Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 16
ब्रह्मोवाच । किमर्थं भूय एव त्वं नियमं क्रूरमिच्छसि । आहाराभिमुखो दैत्य तन्मे ब्रूहि महाव्रतः
brahmovāca | kimarthaṃ bhūya eva tvaṃ niyamaṃ krūramicchasi | āhārābhimukho daitya tanme brūhi mahāvrataḥ
Phạm Thiên nói: “Vì cớ gì ngươi lại muốn thực hành khổ hạnh nghiêm khắc thêm lần nữa? Hỡi Daitya, nay ngươi đã hướng đến việc thọ thực, hãy nói cho ta biết, hỡi người mang đại nguyện.”
Brahmā
Scene: Brahmā questions the Daitya: why seek harsh discipline again, especially now inclined toward food; the Daitya stands restrained, the tension between asceticism and appetite visible.
FAQs
Even ascetic discipline must be examined for motive; divine wisdom questions severity undertaken for destructive ends.
No tīrtha is named; the verse is part of a doctrinal dialogue on austerity.
Niyama (austerity/observance) and the theme of food-restraint are referenced, but no detailed vrata procedure is given here.