Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25
प्रह्लाद उवाच । निशम्य नारदेनोक्तं प्रहृष्टाश्च तथा द्विजाः । क्षेत्राणि सर्वतीर्थानि पुरस्कृत्य च गौतमम्
prahlāda uvāca | niśamya nāradenoktaṃ prahṛṣṭāśca tathā dvijāḥ | kṣetrāṇi sarvatīrthāni puraskṛtya ca gautamam
Prahlāda berkata: Setelah mendengar apa yang diucapkan oleh Nārada, para brāhmaṇa (dvija) pun bersukacita. Mereka menempatkan semua kṣetra dan tīrtha suci di hadapan, serta memuliakan Gautama sebagai pemimpin, lalu berangkat.
Prahlāda
Tirtha: Dvārakā (as destination)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Prahlāda speaks; Nārada’s prior words echo in the assembly. Brāhmaṇas glow with delight. Personified kṣetras and tīrthas stand in ceremonial order, while Ṛṣi Gautama is honored as the leader at the head of the pilgrimage.
FAQs
Hearing sacred instruction (śravaṇa) should mature into action—pilgrimage, reverence to sages, and collective pursuit of dharma.
The immediate narrative is moving toward Dvārakā; the verse also speaks broadly of all kṣetras and tīrthas being honored.
No fixed rite; it emphasizes honoring (puraskṛtya) the sage Gautama and undertaking tīrtha-yātrā.