Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 111
ईश्वर उवाच । सधना निर्द्धना वापि समंत्रा मंत्रवर्जिताः । प्रभासे निधनं प्राप्ताः सर्वे यांति शिवालयम्
īśvara uvāca | sadhanā nirddhanā vāpi samaṃtrā maṃtravarjitāḥ | prabhāse nidhanaṃ prāptāḥ sarve yāṃti śivālayam
Īśvara bersabda: “Baik berharta maupun papa; baik dengan mantra maupun tanpa mantra—siapa pun yang menemui ajal di Prabhāsa, semuanya pergi menuju kediaman Śiva.”
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: A liminal scene at Prabhāsa: a dying pilgrim on the shore/ghat is gently received by Śiva’s gaṇas; a radiant path leads to Śiva’s abode, while Śiva stands serene, indicating impartial grace to rich and poor alike.
FAQs
The sanctity of Prabhāsa is portrayed as so great that even limitations of wealth or ritual competence do not obstruct the ultimate fruit.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, praised for granting passage to Śiva’s abode.
No new prescription; it asserts the tīrtha’s power irrespective of mantra-performance when death occurs there.