पञ्चाग्निं साधयेदेको ग्रीष्मकाले सुदारुणे । एकः पश्यति मामत्र फलं ताभ्यां समं स्मृतम्
pañcāgniṃ sādhayedeko grīṣmakāle sudāruṇe | ekaḥ paśyati māmatra phalaṃ tābhyāṃ samaṃ smṛtam
ある者は苛烈な夏の季に厳しい「五火」の苦行を修し、またある者はここで我を拝見する——両者が得る果報は同一であると宣言される。
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Somnātha at Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: A lone ascetic amid blazing summer performs pañcāgni-tapas, while another devotee stands before Somnātha’s liṅga in cool sanctum light; the verse visually equates their spiritual fruit.
The kṣetra’s darśana is portrayed as spiritually equivalent to the most severe austerities, underscoring Prabhāsa’s exceptional sanctity.
Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), where the deity’s darśana is said to confer immense merit.
Pañcāgni-tapas—the five-fire austerity—especially undertaken during the severe summer.