Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26
करिष्यंति नराः स्नानं ते यास्यंति परां गतिम् । येऽत्र श्राद्धं करिष्यंति पिंडदानं तथा नराः
kariṣyaṃti narāḥ snānaṃ te yāsyaṃti parāṃ gatim | ye'tra śrāddhaṃ kariṣyaṃti piṃḍadānaṃ tathā narāḥ
যে সকল মানুষ এখানে স্নান করবে, তারা পরম গতি লাভ করবে। আর যারা এখানে শ্রাদ্ধ করবে এবং পিণ্ডদান করবে, তারাও মহাপুণ্য অর্জন করবে।
Īśvara (Śiva) (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa tīrtha (specific sub-tīrtha implied in Arbudakhaṇḍa context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: A king (nṛpaśreṣṭha) in the Arbudakhaṇḍa narrative frame
Scene: Pilgrims at a coastal/riverine tīrtha perform snāna; nearby, a family conducts śrāddha with piṇḍas on darbha, offering water and sesame, with brāhmaṇas seated for bhojana.
FAQs
Pilgrimage dharma unites self-purification (snāna) with ancestral duty (śrāddha/piṇḍadāna), both leading toward the highest good.
Prabhāsatīrtha (the tīrtha being described in this adhyāya).
Snāna (bathing) and performance of śrāddha with piṇḍadāna at the tīrtha.