Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 70
अत्र सिद्धिश्च मुक्तिश्च ब्राह्मणानां न संशयः । अनेनैव शरीरेण षड्भिर्मासस्तु सिद्ध्यति
atra siddhiśca muktiśca brāhmaṇānāṃ na saṃśayaḥ | anenaiva śarīreṇa ṣaḍbhirmāsastu siddhyati
Di sini, bagi para brāhmaṇa, kedua-duanya—pencapaian (siddhi) dan pembebasan (mukti)—adalah pasti, tanpa keraguan. Sesungguhnya, dengan tubuh ini juga, kesempurnaan dicapai dalam enam bulan.
Śiva (inferred continuity)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextually within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A serene Prabhāsa sacred precinct: brāhmaṇas and pilgrims performing dawn rites, a liṅga-shrine in the background, the sense of time-bound sādhana culminating in ‘six months’ of disciplined worship.
FAQs
The kṣetra is portrayed as a direct path where disciplined practice yields swift spiritual fruit, culminating in liberation.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, as a place granting siddhi and mokṣa.
A time-bound discipline is implied: sincere observance leading to accomplishment in six months.