Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13
यन्यगम्यानि तीर्थानि दुर्गाणि विषमाणि च । मनसा तानि गम्यानि सर्वतीर्थगतीप्सुना
yanyagamyāni tīrthāni durgāṇi viṣamāṇi ca | manasā tāni gamyāni sarvatīrthagatīpsunā
Selbst Tīrthas, die schwer zu erreichen sind—fern und beschwerlich—soll der im Geist aufsuchen, der nach der Frucht des Besuchs aller heiligen Stätten verlangt.
Skanda (deduced from continuity of tīrtha instruction)
Tirtha: Sarva-tīrtha (collective ideal)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A pilgrim seated in meditation, eyes half-closed, envisioning distant mountains, rivers, and temples as luminous icons; a subtle map-like mandala of tīrthas hovering in the mind-space.
FAQs
When physical travel is impossible, sincere mental approach and remembrance of tīrthas is affirmed as a dharmic substitute.
The verse speaks generally of all tīrthas, within the Prabhāsa Māhātmya framework that encourages pilgrimage centered on Prabhāsa.
Practice mānasa-gamana—mentally ‘going’ to difficult tīrthas with heartfelt intent.