Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
ये कुर्वंति नरा यात्रां शुचिश्रद्धासमन्विताः । कलौ युगे कृतार्थास्ते ये त्वन्ये ते निरर्थकाः
ye kurvaṃti narā yātrāṃ śuciśraddhāsamanvitāḥ | kalau yuge kṛtārthāste ye tvanye te nirarthakāḥ
مَن يقوم بالحجّ الروحي إلى التيـرثا بطهارةٍ وإيمانٍ صادقٍ يَبلغ تمامَ المقصود في عصر كالي؛ أمّا من يفعل خلاف ذلك فيبقى بلا غايةٍ حقّة.
Skanda (deduced from continuity of exhortation in Adhyāya 28)
Tirtha: Someśvara-yātrā (Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: General pilgrims (‘narāḥ’); within the larger Devī-addressed discourse
Scene: At the temple threshold, pure and faithful pilgrims receive blessings; a contrasting group stands distracted and purposeless outside the sacred boundary; the fulfilled pilgrims are shown with radiant halos and calm faces.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is not merely travel; when done with purity and faith, it becomes the hallmark of a meaningful life in Kali-yuga.
The surrounding Prabhāsakṣetra context indicates the Prabhāsa tīrthas and Someśvara as the intended sacred destination.
Undertake yātrā with śuci (inner/outer cleanliness) and śraddhā (devotional trust).