Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23
निषेकादिः श्मशानान्तो मन्त्रैर्यस्योदितो विधिः । तस्य शास्त्रेऽधिकारोऽस्ति ज्ञेयो नान्यस्य कस्यचित्
niṣekādiḥ śmaśānānto mantrairyasyodito vidhiḥ | tasya śāstre'dhikāro'sti jñeyo nānyasya kasyacit
നിഷേകാദി മുതൽ ശ്മശാനാന്തം വരെ മന്ത്രങ്ങളോടെ വിധിയായി നിർദ്ദേശിക്കപ്പെട്ട സംസ്കാരങ്ങൾ ആര്ക്കുണ്ടോ, അവനേ ഈ ശാസ്ത്രത്തിൽ അധികാരമുള്ളവൻ; മറ്റാർക്കും അല്ല.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: प्रभासक्षेत्र
Type: kshetra
Listener: ऋषयः
Scene: जीवन-यात्रा का रूपक—गर्भाधान/निषेक से अन्त्येष्टि तक संस्कार-श्रृंखला; मन्त्र-उच्चारण करते पुरोहित; शास्त्र-ग्रन्थ सामने; श्मशान-दीप/अग्नि का दूर संकेत
FAQs
Eligibility (adhikāra) for handling sacred teaching is linked to disciplined life-rites and mantra-guided dharma.
The broader discourse is within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, though this verse focuses on qualifications rather than a specific sub-tīrtha.
Reference to the full saṃskāra cycle—rites from niṣeka through antyeṣṭi—performed according to mantra-based injunctions.