Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 56
ततो जिगमिषंतस्ते वृष्ण्यंधकमहारथाः । सांतःपुरास्तीर्थयात्रामीहंते स्म नरर्षभाः
tato jigamiṣaṃtaste vṛṣṇyaṃdhakamahārathāḥ | sāṃtaḥpurāstīrthayātrāmīhaṃte sma nararṣabhāḥ
Entonces aquellos grandes guerreros de carro entre los Vṛṣṇis y los Andhakas—toros entre los hombres—partieron con sus casas y séquitos, resueltos a emprender la peregrinación a los tīrthas.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (contextual deduction within Māhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa tīrthas (collective)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Vṛṣṇi and Andhaka mahārathas, accompanied by their inner apartments/households, set out as a grand caravan, resolute for tīrtha-yātrā.
FAQs
Tīrthayātrā is portrayed as a collective dharmic act—purifying not only individuals but entire clans and households.
The Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya frames Prabhāsa as the principal tīrtha toward which this journey moves.
The prescription is the undertaking of tīrthayātrā itself (a pilgrimage vow-like observance).