Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 47
क्षेत्रं प्रजापतेः पुण्यं सर्वेषामेव दुर्लभम् । लभ्यते पुण्यसंभारैर्नान्यथार्थस्य राशिभिः
kṣetraṃ prajāpateḥ puṇyaṃ sarveṣāmeva durlabham | labhyate puṇyasaṃbhārairnānyathārthasya rāśibhiḥ
هذا الحقل المقدّس (kṣetra) لبراجابتي عسير المنال على الجميع حقًّا؛ لا يُنال إلا بمخزونٍ متراكم من الاستحقاق (puṇya)، لا بأكوامٍ من الثروة الزائلة.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Prajāpati-kṣetra (as named)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A radiant sacred kṣetra marked by a subtle Prajāpati emblematic presence; pilgrims of humble means enter with devotion while piles of coins lie ignored, illustrating ‘not by wealth’.
FAQs
True access to sacred power is governed by puṇya (merit) and dharma, not by money or status.
The ‘Prajāpati’s holy kṣetra’ is traditionally associated with the Prayāga sacred region.
No specific ritual; it asserts the principle that puṇya is the qualification for tīrtha-attainment.