Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14
दंतकाष्ठं पुरा ब्राह्मे कृत्वा स्नानं समाचरेत् । स्वधर्मविहितं कर्म कृत्वा स्थाने मनोरमे
daṃtakāṣṭhaṃ purā brāhme kṛtvā snānaṃ samācaret | svadharmavihitaṃ karma kṛtvā sthāne manorame
ब्राह्ममुहूर्तावर प्रथम दंतकाष्ठ करून विधिपूर्वक स्नान करावे। मग त्या मनोहर तीर्थस्थानी स्वधर्माने विहित कर्मे आचरावीत।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: At dawn in Prabhāsa, a pilgrim performs dantakāṣṭha, then steps into water for snāna; afterward, he performs his svadharma rites in the serene sacred precinct.
FAQs
Begin worship at a tīrtha with purity, discipline, and actions aligned to one’s svadharma.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, the sacred region of Somnātha in the Skanda Purāṇa’s Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya.
Morning dantadhāvana (tooth-stick), snāna (bath), and then performance of dharma-enjoined duties at the sacred place.