Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17
आत्मा चेति क्रमाज्ज्ञेया रुद्राधिपतयः क्रमात् । तेषां यात्रां क्रमाद्वक्ष्ये सर्वप्राणिहिताय वै
ātmā ceti kramājjñeyā rudrādhipatayaḥ kramāt | teṣāṃ yātrāṃ kramādvakṣye sarvaprāṇihitāya vai
وكذلك يُعرَف الآتمان بوصفه التالي في الترتيب؛ ومثل ذلك، وبحسب الترتيب، السادةُ القائمون في هيئة الرودرا. وسأصف مسار حجّهم على التوالي، ابتغاءَ خير جميع الكائنات.
Śiva (deduced)
Tirtha: Ekādaśa-Rudra-yātrā (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Unspecified beloved interlocutor
Scene: A conceptual map unfolds: eleven stations presided over by Rudra-lords, arranged in a clockwise circuit; the final station shines as Ātman, suggesting both pilgrimage route and inner ascent.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is presented as a structured spiritual practice aligned with cosmic principles, undertaken for universal welfare.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where the Rudra-related yātrā is to be performed in an ordered manner.
An ordered yātrā (sequential visitation) to the Rudra shrines is prescribed; details follow in subsequent verses.