Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
मुने नैवं त्वया वाच्यं गंतव्यं निश्चितं मया । नराणां पुण्यदा यात्रा कथयस्व कथं भवेत्
mune naivaṃ tvayā vācyaṃ gaṃtavyaṃ niścitaṃ mayā | narāṇāṃ puṇyadā yātrā kathayasva kathaṃ bhavet
ഹേ മുനേ, ഇങ്ങനെ പറയരുത്; ഞാൻ പോകാൻ നിശ്ചയിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു. മനുഷ്യർക്കു യാത്ര പുണ്യദായിനിയാകുന്നത് എങ്ങനെ എന്നത് എനിക്ക് പറയുക।
Bhoja (the king)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sage Sārasvata
Scene: Bhoja, still holding the sage’s feet or rising from that posture, speaks firmly: he will go; he requests the precise method by which yātrā becomes merit-giving for all people—suggesting a didactic turn to rules and procedures.
FAQs
Merit arises not only from going, but from going rightly—seeking the proper dharmic method rather than mere travel.
The inquiry belongs to the Vastrāpatha-kṣetra Māhātmya in Prabhāsa.
A request for the rules of pilgrimage (yātrā-vidhi) is made, preparing for detailed prescriptions.