Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22
मान्यानां तत्र वृद्धानां कृत्वा पादाभिवन्दनम् । ततोऽभिगम्य तीर्थानि सर्वाण्येवाश्रमाणि च
mānyānāṃ tatra vṛddhānāṃ kṛtvā pādābhivandanam | tato'bhigamya tīrthāni sarvāṇyevāśramāṇi ca
അവിടെയുള്ള മാന്യരായ വൃദ്ധന്മാരുടെ പാദങ്ങളിൽ വന്ദനം ചെയ്ത്, പിന്നെ അവൾ എല്ലാ തീർത്ഥങ്ങളും എല്ലാ ആശ്രമങ്ങളും സന്ദർശിക്കാൻ പുറപ്പെട്ടു.
Narrator (contextual; within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra tīrthas (collective)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sāvitrī bows at the feet of aged sages seated near hermitage fires; then she proceeds along a path marked by small shrines, water-fords, and āśrama gateways.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is perfected by humility—honoring elders and saints first, then approaching the tīrthas and āśramas with reverence.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the setting; the verse highlights visiting its many tīrthas and āśramas as part of its māhātmya.
Pādābhivandana—bowing at the feet of venerable elders—followed by tīrtha and āśrama visitation as a dharmic order of practice.