Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23
स स्नातः सर्वतीर्थेषु तेन चेष्टं महामखैः । सर्वदानानि दत्तानि पूर्वजास्तेन तोषिताः
sa snātaḥ sarvatīrtheṣu tena ceṣṭaṃ mahāmakhaiḥ | sarvadānāni dattāni pūrvajāstena toṣitāḥ
Dia seolah-olah telah mandi di semua tīrtha; seolah-olah telah melaksanakan mahāyajña; seolah-olah telah memberikan segala jenis dana; dan dengan itu para leluhurnya pun berpuas hati.
Śiva
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A pilgrim emerges from sacred bathing, hands joined; behind him symbolic vignettes of many tīrthas, yajña fires, and dāna scenes appear like a halo; pitṛs in subtle form receive satisfaction.
FAQs
A supremely sanctified kṣetra can concentrate the fruits of many dharmic acts—bathing, sacrifice, charity—into a single pilgrimage merit.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, whose merit is said to equal bathing at all tīrthas and performing great rites.
Snāna (bathing), dāna (charity), and makha/yajña (sacrifice) are referenced as fruits equalled by the merit obtained here; ancestor satisfaction is also affirmed.