Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य तेन मार्गेण गच्छतः । सप्तर्षींश्च तदापश्यत्तीर्थयात्रापरायणान्
kasyacittvatha kālasya tena mārgeṇa gacchataḥ | saptarṣīṃśca tadāpaśyattīrthayātrāparāyaṇān
Puis, à un certain moment, tandis qu’il cheminait par cette route, il aperçut les Sept Ṛṣi, entièrement voués au pèlerinage vers les tīrtha sacrés.
Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya frame)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Seven luminous sages walking in calm procession with waterpots and staffs, faces serene; the bandit watches from the roadside, half-hidden, as if fate has arrived.
FAQs
The meeting of sinner and sage signals how tīrtha-yātrā and saintly contact can become a turning point toward dharma.
The larger context is the glorification of Prabhāsa-kṣetra, with the sages portrayed as pilgrims to tīrthas.
Pilgrimage (tīrtha-yātrā) is implied as a dharmic practice, though no specific rite is detailed in this verse.