Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 180
वसव ऊचुः । त्रिरात्रं यो नरः सम्यगुपवासं करिष्यति । आजन्ममरणात्पापान्मुक्तः स च भविष्यति
vasava ūcuḥ | trirātraṃ yo naraḥ samyagupavāsaṃ kariṣyati | ājanmamaraṇātpāpānmuktaḥ sa ca bhaviṣyati
Các Vasu nói: Người nào đúng pháp thực hành trai giới ba đêm, người ấy sẽ được giải thoát khỏi mọi tội lỗi tích tụ từ lúc sinh ra cho đến khi chết.
Vasus
Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra (Trirātra-upavāsa phala)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The Vasus, radiant deities, proclaim the fruit of a three-night fast; a devotee sits in meditation near a sacred fire, with minimal food, counting nights under stars; the aura is purificatory and resolute.
FAQs
Austerity performed correctly (samyak) is a purifier; even a brief fast can burn long-standing karmic impurities.
The teaching is situated in the Arbuda Khaṇḍa’s praised locale, implying that fasting there is particularly fruit-bearing.
Trirātra-upavāsa: a properly observed fast for three nights.