Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 43
समंत्रोऽमंत्रको वापि यस्तत्र वसते नरः । सोऽपि यां गतिमाप्नोति यज्ञैर्दानैर्न साध्यते
samaṃtro'maṃtrako vāpi yastatra vasate naraḥ | so'pi yāṃ gatimāpnoti yajñairdānairna sādhyate
真言を持つ者であれ持たぬ者であれ、そこに住まう人は、祭祀や布施によってさえ成し得ない境地に到る。
Śiva (addressing Devī/Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa Kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: A diverse group—scholar, householder, poor traveler—dwelling near Prabhāsa; some chant, some simply serve and sit in quiet; above them, a subtle protective aura of the kṣetra; distant sacrificial fire altars appear small and secondary in the background.
FAQs
The sanctity of Prabhāsa is so great that mere residence there can yield results beyond elaborate ritual and charity.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, praised for bestowing an incomparable spiritual attainment.
Residence in the kṣetra is the key practice; it is explicitly contrasted with yajña (sacrifice) and dāna (charity).