Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
अद्य मे भ्रांतिरुच्छिन्ना तीर्थभ्रमणसंभवा । प्रभासे निश्चलं जातं मनो मे मानिनां वर
adya me bhrāṃtirucchinnā tīrthabhramaṇasaṃbhavā | prabhāse niścalaṃ jātaṃ mano me mānināṃ vara
Hari ini kebingunganku—yang lahir dari mengembara dari satu tīrtha ke tīrtha lain—telah terputus. Di Prabhāsa batinku menjadi teguh dan tak goyah, wahai yang terbaik di antara para mulia.
Devī (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A weary pilgrim laying down travel staff at Prabhāsa, gaze becoming calm; swirling motifs of ‘bhrānti’ dissolve into clear sky; the sacred landscape suggests arrival and completion.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is meant to culminate in inner steadiness; Prabhāsa is portrayed as a place where spiritual restlessness resolves into clarity.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is explicitly named as the locus where the mind becomes niścala (steady).
None stated; the emphasis is on the spiritual fruit (niścalatā) associated with Prabhāsa.