Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 48
यस्य हस्तौ च पादौ च मनश्चैव सुसंयतम् । विद्या तपश्च कीर्तिश्च स तीर्थफलमश्नुते
yasya hastau ca pādau ca manaścaiva susaṃyatam | vidyā tapaśca kīrtiśca sa tīrthaphalamaśnute
Celui dont les mains, les pieds et l’esprit sont bien maîtrisés—orné de vidyā, de tapas et d’une bonne renommée—celui-là goûte le vrai fruit des tīrthas.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Tīrtha-phala (true fruit) defined by adhikāra (fitness)
Type: kshetra
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Scene: A disciplined pilgrim walks barefoot with lowered gaze, hands in añjali, mind depicted as a calm lake; behind him, temptations and distractions fade, while the tīrtha shines ahead.
FAQs
The fruit of pilgrimage ripens fully only for the disciplined person—controlled in action, movement, and mind.
No specific site; it defines the eligible pilgrim who truly receives tīrtha-phala.
No single rite; it prescribes saṃyama (restraint), along with vidyā and tapas, as the path to gaining pilgrimage fruit.