Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 164
त्वं नाथ मोक्षिणां मोक्षो ध्येयस्त्वं ध्यायतां वरः । त्वं गतिः सर्वभूतानां कर्मकांडनिवर्तिनाम्
tvaṃ nātha mokṣiṇāṃ mokṣo dhyeyastvaṃ dhyāyatāṃ varaḥ | tvaṃ gatiḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ karmakāṃḍanivartinām
O Herr, du bist die Befreiung selbst für die nach Befreiung Strebenden; du bist das höchste Ziel der Betrachtung für die Meditierenden; du bist Zuflucht und Ziel aller Wesen, die sich vom bloßen Ritualismus abwenden.
A devotee/praiser within the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya context
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra / Somnātha
Type: kshetra
Scene: A yogin-devotee meditates before Somnātha; ritual implements lie aside, indicating transcendence of mere karmakāṇḍa; a path of light from the liṅga enters the heart-lotus, symbolizing mokṣa as the Lord.
FAQs
Liberation is attained by taking the Lord as the ultimate refuge and meditation, beyond merely external ritual performance.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, associated with both pilgrimage merit and the inward path of liberation.
It points away from exclusive reliance on karma-kāṇḍa and toward dhyāna and surrender as the higher discipline.