Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 47
क्षेत्रं प्रजापतेः पुण्यं सर्वेषामेव दुर्लभम् । लभ्यते पुण्यसंभारैर्नान्यथार्थस्य राशिभिः
kṣetraṃ prajāpateḥ puṇyaṃ sarveṣāmeva durlabham | labhyate puṇyasaṃbhārairnānyathārthasya rāśibhiḥ
Ce saint kṣetra de Prajāpati est, en vérité, difficile à obtenir pour tous ; on ne l’acquiert que par des réserves accumulées de mérite, non par des monceaux de simple richesse.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Prajāpati-kṣetra (as named)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A radiant sacred kṣetra marked by a subtle Prajāpati emblematic presence; pilgrims of humble means enter with devotion while piles of coins lie ignored, illustrating ‘not by wealth’.
FAQs
True access to sacred power is governed by puṇya (merit) and dharma, not by money or status.
The ‘Prajāpati’s holy kṣetra’ is traditionally associated with the Prayāga sacred region.
No specific ritual; it asserts the principle that puṇya is the qualification for tīrtha-attainment.