Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 82
पुंसां प्रदर्शनं चैव हास्यं तमसि वर्जयेत् । सशब्दोपानहौ चैव नृत्यं गतिं च वर्जयेत्
puṃsāṃ pradarśanaṃ caiva hāsyaṃ tamasi varjayet | saśabdopānahau caiva nṛtyaṃ gatiṃ ca varjayet
पुरुषांसमोर स्वतःचे प्रदर्शन आणि अंधारात हास्य—हे वर्ज्य करावे. आवाज करणारी पादत्राणे, तसेच नृत्य व भटकंतीही टाळावी।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (vrata-niyama)
Type: kshetra
Scene: At dusk in Prabhāsa, a vrata-observant pilgrim moves quietly with soft sandals, avoids dancing and idle roaming, keeps to a lamp-lit path toward the temple, maintaining modesty and silence.
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Pilgrimage vows emphasize modesty, quietude, and avoidance of distraction to safeguard tapas and concentration.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where such yātrā-niyamas are prescribed.
Behavioral restraints: modest conduct, avoid nocturnal frivolity, noisy adornment, dancing, and aimless wandering.