Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 43
ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्याः शूद्रा वै वर्णसंकराः । अकामा वा सकामा वा प्रभासे ये मृताः शुभे
brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyāḥ śūdrā vai varṇasaṃkarāḥ | akāmā vā sakāmā vā prabhāse ye mṛtāḥ śubhe
Brāhmaṇas, Kṣatriyas, Vaiśyas, Śūdras, and even those of mixed social origin—whether desireless or desire-driven—who die in auspicious Prabhāsa,
Śiva (continuation to Devī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śivā / Pārvatī
Scene: A panoramic gathering of people of all walks—ascetics, householders, merchants, warriors, laborers—within Prabhāsa; the atmosphere is solemn yet luminous, suggesting the sanctity of dying in the kṣetra.
FAQs
The salvific power of a great kṣetra can uplift all—regardless of social category—when one’s final moment occurs within its sacred bounds.
Prabhāsa (Somnātha region), praised as auspicious even with respect to the end of life.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse emphasizes the spiritual significance of passing away in Prabhāsa.