Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
यः सकृत्कुरुते यात्रां क्षेत्रे वस्त्रापथे पुनः । विगाह्य तत्र तीर्थानि कृतकृत्यः स जायते
yaḥ sakṛtkurute yātrāṃ kṣetre vastrāpathe punaḥ | vigāhya tatra tīrthāni kṛtakṛtyaḥ sa jāyate
Quiconque, ne fût-ce qu’une seule fois, entreprend le pèlerinage au kṣetra de Vastrāpatha et s’immerge dans les tīrtha qui s’y trouvent, devient un être dont la vie a atteint son accomplissement.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra tīrthāni (collective)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pilgrims arrive at a coastal/riverine sacred tract called Vastrāpatha; they descend steps into a tīrtha, perform snāna, and emerge with folded hands, suggesting ‘kṛtakṛtya’ fulfillment.
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Even a single sincere pilgrimage and sacred bathing at the right kṣetra is presented as spiritually completing one’s life-aim.
Vastrāpatha Kṣetra in the Prabhāsa region, with its associated tīrthas for ritual immersion.
Yātrā (pilgrimage) to Vastrāpatha and vigāha/snān (immersion/bathing) in the tīrthas located there.