Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23
स स्नातः सर्वतीर्थेषु तेन चेष्टं महामखैः । सर्वदानानि दत्तानि पूर्वजास्तेन तोषिताः
sa snātaḥ sarvatīrtheṣu tena ceṣṭaṃ mahāmakhaiḥ | sarvadānāni dattāni pūrvajāstena toṣitāḥ
C’est comme s’il s’était baigné dans tous les tīrthas, comme s’il avait accompli de grands sacrifices, comme s’il avait fait toutes sortes de dons—et, par cela, ses ancêtres sont comblés.
Śiva
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A pilgrim emerges from sacred bathing, hands joined; behind him symbolic vignettes of many tīrthas, yajña fires, and dāna scenes appear like a halo; pitṛs in subtle form receive satisfaction.
FAQs
A supremely sanctified kṣetra can concentrate the fruits of many dharmic acts—bathing, sacrifice, charity—into a single pilgrimage merit.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, whose merit is said to equal bathing at all tīrthas and performing great rites.
Snāna (bathing), dāna (charity), and makha/yajña (sacrifice) are referenced as fruits equalled by the merit obtained here; ancestor satisfaction is also affirmed.