Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य तेन मार्गेण गच्छतः । सप्तर्षींश्च तदापश्यत्तीर्थयात्रापरायणान्
kasyacittvatha kālasya tena mārgeṇa gacchataḥ | saptarṣīṃśca tadāpaśyattīrthayātrāparāyaṇān
Dann, zu einer gewissen Zeit, als er auf jenem Weg dahinging, erblickte er die Sieben Ṛṣi, die ganz der Pilgerfahrt zu den heiligen Tīrthas hingegeben waren.
Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya frame)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Seven luminous sages walking in calm procession with waterpots and staffs, faces serene; the bandit watches from the roadside, half-hidden, as if fate has arrived.
FAQs
The meeting of sinner and sage signals how tīrtha-yātrā and saintly contact can become a turning point toward dharma.
The larger context is the glorification of Prabhāsa-kṣetra, with the sages portrayed as pilgrims to tīrthas.
Pilgrimage (tīrtha-yātrā) is implied as a dharmic practice, though no specific rite is detailed in this verse.