Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35
भावेन हि नरः कश्चित्तत्र स्नानं समाचरेत् । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो विष्णुलोके महीयते
bhāvena hi naraḥ kaścittatra snānaṃ samācaret | sarvapāpavinirmukto viṣṇuloke mahīyate
নিশ্চয়ই, যে কোনো মানুষ সেখানে আন্তরিক ভক্তিভাবে স্নান করলে, সে সর্বপাপমুক্ত হয়ে বিষ্ণুলোকে সম্মানিত হয়।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A single devotee bathes with intense inner devotion; dark ‘pāpa’ shadows dissolve into light; above, Viṣṇuloka appears with Viṣṇu on Garuḍa, the devotee honored with a radiant aura.
FAQs
Inner disposition (bhāva) makes pilgrimage rites spiritually transformative, culminating in purification and divine honour.
The bathing-place (tīrtha) at Prabhāsa-kṣetra referenced as “there.”
Snāna (sacred bathing) performed with devotion/intent (bhāva).