Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 68
एकद्वारेण यत्सेना स्वर्गं प्राप्ता ततो वरात् । तस्मात्तीर्थात्पुनश्चान्यत्तीर्थं यत्र गुहेश्वरः
ekadvāreṇa yatsenā svargaṃ prāptā tato varāt | tasmāttīrthātpunaścānyattīrthaṃ yatra guheśvaraḥ
Through the sacred ford called Ekadvāra, that host attained heaven by its boon. From that tīrtha, one should proceed again to another holy place—where Guheśvara stands.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)
Tirtha: Ekadvāra; (next) Guheśvara
Type: ghat
Scene: A disciplined host of pilgrims/warriors crosses at Ekadvāra and is shown ascending toward svarga; the path then turns toward a shrine of Guheśvara.
FAQs
Pilgrimage (tīrtha-yātrā) is presented as a dharmic path whose fruits can extend even to svarga when undertaken with faith and purity.
Ekadvāra Tīrtha in Prabhāsa-kṣetra, followed by the next destination associated with Guheśvara.
No explicit rite is stated; the verse functions as a tīrtha-sequence instruction—proceeding from Ekadvāra to Guheśvara.
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