Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
तीर्थे संचरितः पुरुषो रोगैः प्राणान्विमुञ्चति । अदृष्ट्वा दैवतं तीर्थे दृष्टतीर्थफलं लभेत्
tīrthe saṃcaritaḥ puruṣo rogaiḥ prāṇānvimuñcati | adṛṣṭvā daivataṃ tīrthe dṛṣṭatīrthaphalaṃ labhet
Ein Mensch, der in einem Tīrtha umherwandert, kann durch Krankheit sogar sein Leben verlieren; doch selbst ohne dort die Gottheit zu schauen, erlangt er die Frucht, als hätte er den heiligen Ort „gesehen“ (besucht).
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sick pilgrim supported by companions walks within the tīrtha precinct; he collapses or passes away before reaching the deity’s shrine, yet a subtle divine radiance indicates the tīrtha’s unseen grace granting the fruit of ‘darśana’.
FAQs
The sanctity of a tīrtha is intrinsic; sincere arrival and contact with the sacred place itself is credited with merit, even when circumstances prevent full darśana.
Vastrāpatha-kṣetra in the Prabhāsa region, within the Skanda Purāṇa’s tīrtha-māhātmya narrative.
No specific rite is prescribed here; the verse emphasizes tīrtha-saṃcaraṇa (pilgrimage movement/visit) and its credited fruit.