Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
अद्य मे भ्रांतिरुच्छिन्ना तीर्थभ्रमणसंभवा । प्रभासे निश्चलं जातं मनो मे मानिनां वर
adya me bhrāṃtirucchinnā tīrthabhramaṇasaṃbhavā | prabhāse niścalaṃ jātaṃ mano me mānināṃ vara
Pada hari ini kekeliruanku—yang lahir daripada mengembara dari satu tirtha ke tirtha yang lain—telah terputus. Di Prabhāsa, fikiranku menjadi teguh, wahai yang terbaik antara yang dimuliakan.
Devī (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A weary pilgrim laying down travel staff at Prabhāsa, gaze becoming calm; swirling motifs of ‘bhrānti’ dissolve into clear sky; the sacred landscape suggests arrival and completion.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is meant to culminate in inner steadiness; Prabhāsa is portrayed as a place where spiritual restlessness resolves into clarity.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is explicitly named as the locus where the mind becomes niścala (steady).
None stated; the emphasis is on the spiritual fruit (niścalatā) associated with Prabhāsa.