Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 45
सिद्धिं शरीरजां देवि यदीच्छेन्मानवोत्तमः । स स्नानमादितः कृत्वा संवत्सरत्रयं पुनः
siddhiṃ śarīrajāṃ devi yadīcchenmānavottamaḥ | sa snānamāditaḥ kṛtvā saṃvatsaratrayaṃ punaḥ
Wahai Dewi, bila seorang insan utama menginginkan siddhi jasmani (kesempurnaan tubuh), maka setelah terlebih dahulu menjalankan mandi suci yang ditetapkan, hendaklah ia melanjutkannya selama tiga tahun.
Unspecified (addressing Devī; within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narrative)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (as addressed: ‘देवि’)
Scene: A disciplined pilgrim begins with ritual bathing at Prabhāsa and is shown across seasons/years in repeated snāna, symbolizing a three-year vow toward kāya-siddhi.
FAQs
Higher attainments require long-term, regulated practice anchored in purity (snāna) and devotion.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra; the bathing is understood as tīrtha-bathing within this sacred geography.
Undertake the bathing regimen and sustain the observance continuously for three years to seek bodily siddhi.