Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30
एवं यस्तु द्विजो गच्छेत्प्रतिग्रहविवर्जितः । पदेपदेऽश्वमेधस्य फलं प्राप्नोत्य संशयम्
evaṃ yastu dvijo gacchetpratigrahavivarjitaḥ | padepade'śvamedhasya phalaṃ prāpnotya saṃśayam
Ainsi, le dvija (deux-fois-né) qui part en pèlerinage sans accepter de dons obtient, à chaque pas, le fruit du sacrifice de l’Aśvamedha—sans aucun doute.
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A brāhmaṇa pilgrim walks a long sacred path with staff and water-pot, declining offered coins/garlands from townsfolk; each footprint glows like a small sacrificial altar, symbolizing Aśvamedha fruit at every step.
FAQs
Self-restraint and purity of livelihood during pilgrimage magnify spiritual merit.
The tīrtha-yātrā framework of Prabhāsakṣetra, where each step is praised as extraordinarily meritorious.
A dvija pilgrim should refrain from pratigraha (accepting gifts) while undertaking the yātrā.