Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14
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—doué de connaissance, de tapas (austérité) et de bonne renommée—goûte véritablement le fruit du pèlerinage.
Skanda (deduced from ethical framing of tīrtha-fruit)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A disciplined pilgrim walking barefoot with measured steps, hands restrained from harm, mind focused; a teacher reciting texts nearby; the pilgrim’s aura suggests tapas and earned kīrti.
FAQs
The true ‘result’ of pilgrimage depends on inner restraint and dharmic character, not merely reaching a location.
The teaching applies to tīrthas generally, within the Prabhāsakṣetra glorification that frames pilgrimage to Someśvara.
A moral prescription: restrain actions (hands, feet) and mind; cultivate learning and austerity to receive tīrtha-phala.