Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 111
तैलाभ्यंगो न कर्त्तव्यो न कार्यं गमनं क्वचित् । तीर्थसेवा प्रकर्त्तव्या तस्मिंश्चागमनं शुभम्
tailābhyaṃgo na karttavyo na kāryaṃ gamanaṃ kvacit | tīrthasevā prakarttavyā tasmiṃścāgamanaṃ śubham
Qu’on ne fasse pas de massage à l’huile, et qu’on n’aille errer nulle part ailleurs. Qu’on accomplisse le service du tīrtha (gué sacré) ; et s’y rendre est de bon augure.
Sārasvata
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra tīrtha (Prabhāsa sphere)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim in simple attire refrains from comforts, stays near the tīrtha, and serves—sweeping steps, offering water, assisting other pilgrims—while the sacred shoreline/kshetra landscape frames the scene.
FAQs
A vow is strengthened by restraint and sacred focus—avoiding indulgence and directing one’s steps toward tīrtha and worship.
The text praises tīrtha-sevā within the Vastrāpathakṣetra context of Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa (the specific tīrtha is not named in this verse).
Avoid oil massage and unnecessary roaming; instead, go to and serve the tīrtha as an auspicious act.