Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 101
यत्रयत्र शिवक्षेत्रं यत्र तीर्थं तु शांकरम् । तत्र गच्छति राजेन्द्र वैष्णवं नैव गच्छति
yatrayatra śivakṣetraṃ yatra tīrthaṃ tu śāṃkaram | tatra gacchati rājendra vaiṣṇavaṃ naiva gacchati
હે રાજેન્દ્ર, જ્યાં જ્યાં શિવક્ષેત્ર છે અને જ્યાં શાંકર તીર્થ છે ત્યાં તે જાય છે; વૈષ્ણવ તીર્થોમાં તે જતો નથી.
Narrator within Dvārakā Māhātmya (contextual purāṇic narrator addressing a king)
Tirtha: Śiva-kṣetra / Śaṅkara-tīrtha (generic category)
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (rājendra)
Scene: A resolute pilgrim points toward Śiva-kṣetras on a symbolic map while turning away from Vaiṣṇava shrines; the king listens as the narrator describes his travel choices.
FAQs
It emphasizes unwavering devotion expressed through pilgrimage: the devotee prioritizes Śiva-kṣetras and Śaṅkara-tīrthas as the highest sacred destinations.
The verse broadly glorifies Śiva-kṣetras and Śaṅkara-tīrthas; within this chapter’s flow, it supports the wider Prabhāsa–Dvārakā sacred geography.
No specific rite is prescribed; the implied practice is tīrtha-yātrā (pilgrimage) to Śiva-associated holy places.