Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 41
पितरं मातरं तीर्थे भ्रातरं सुहृदं गुरुम् । यमुद्दिश्य निमज्जेत द्वादशांशं लभेत सः
pitaraṃ mātaraṃ tīrthe bhrātaraṃ suhṛdaṃ gurum | yamuddiśya nimajjeta dvādaśāṃśaṃ labheta saḥ
At the tīrtha, if one immerses oneself with the intention of benefiting one’s father, mother, brother, friend, or guru, that person gains a twelfth share of the merit (for them).
Skanda (as narrator of Prabhāsa-māhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pilgrims at Prabhāsa’s sacred waters perform snāna with folded hands, mentally dedicating merit to father, mother, brother, friend, and guru; Somnath’s sacred aura implied in the background.
FAQs
Pilgrimage rites become more potent when performed with compassionate intention for one’s relations and teachers.
A tīrtha within Prabhāsa Kṣetra, in the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya.
Tīrtha-immersion (snāna/nimajjana) done with saṅkalpa dedicating benefit to specific persons.