Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16
अक्रोधनश्च देवेशि सत्यशीलो दृढव्रतः । आत्मोपमश्च भूतेषु स तीर्थफलमश्नुते
akrodhanaśca deveśi satyaśīlo dṛḍhavrataḥ | ātmopamaśca bhūteṣu sa tīrthaphalamaśnute
ഹേ ദേവേശി! ക്രോധരഹിതനും സത്യനിഷ്ഠനും ദൃഢവ്രതനും ആയി, സർവ്വഭൂതങ്ങളെയും ആത്മസമമായി കാണുന്നവൻ—തീർത്ഥയാത്രയുടെ ഫലം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു.
Skanda (addressing Devī; deduced from “deveśi” and chapter flow)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (addressed as ‘Deveśi’)
Scene: A pilgrim at Prabhāsa stands calm and unangered amid a crowd, offering water with a serene gaze that sees all beings as himself; the kṣetra’s sanctity is shown as a luminous aura rather than mere landscape.
FAQs
The highest pilgrimage is ethical: angerlessness, truthfulness, steadfast vows, and empathy toward all beings are what perfect tīrtha-merit.
The instruction is embedded in Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, ultimately pointing the pilgrim toward Prabhāsa and Someśvara’s grace.
A dharmic prescription: cultivate akrodha, satya-śīla, firm vows, and ātmopama compassion as part of tīrtha practice.