Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 57
स वै पूज्यो नमस्कार्यो वंदनीयो मनीषिभिः । आदौ स एव पूज्यः स्यात्सम्यग्यात्राफलेप्सुभिः
sa vai pūjyo namaskāryo vaṃdanīyo manīṣibhiḥ | ādau sa eva pūjyaḥ syātsamyagyātrāphalepsubhiḥ
Er ist wahrlich von den Weisen zu verehren, zu grüßen und ehrfürchtig anzubeten. Wer die rechte Frucht der Pilgerfahrt begehrt, soll ihn zuallererst in rechter Weise verehren.
Skanda (deduced; Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pilgrims arriving at Prabhāsa bow first to the presiding sacred presence before beginning the circuit of shrines; elders and sages gesture toward the first altar.
FAQs
Pilgrimage bears complete fruit when approached with right order and reverence—honoring the presiding sacred presence first.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra is the implied pilgrimage setting; worship there is framed as a means to attain samyak yātrā-phala.
A clear prescription is given: begin by worshipping and saluting Brahmā (as present at Prabhāsa) to gain the proper fruit of the yātrā.