Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30
येन क्षेत्रं समासाद्य निवृत्तिः परमा कृता । वस्तुलौल्याद्धि यः क्षेत्रे प्रतिग्रहरुचिस्तथा
yena kṣetraṃ samāsādya nivṛttiḥ paramā kṛtā | vastulaulyāddhi yaḥ kṣetre pratigraharucistathā
He who, having reached this sacred kṣetra, truly practices the supreme withdrawal from grasping, attains the highest good. But one who, out of greed for possessions, develops a taste for accepting gifts in the holy place—
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: Two contrasted pilgrims at Prabhāsa: one sits calmly in meditation after darśana, possessions few, face luminous; the other clutches gifts with anxious eyes, surrounded by bundles, symbolizing vastu-lolya. A sage points toward the sea-tīrtha and temple, indicating the path of nivṛtti.
FAQs
A tīrtha is meant for nivṛtti (inner turning away from greed), not for cultivating appetite for gain through gifts.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, referred to as ‘kṣetra’ whose purpose is supreme spiritual withdrawal.
A moral prescription: practice nivṛtti in the kṣetra and avoid greed-driven acceptance of gifts.