Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 79
निर्गतास्मि गृहं भूयो स्नात्वा तीर्थमिदं महत् । तत्र यो भानवो भक्त्या पितॄनुद्दिश्य भक्तितः
nirgatāsmi gṛhaṃ bhūyo snātvā tīrthamidaṃ mahat | tatra yo bhānavo bhaktyā pitṝnuddiśya bhaktitaḥ
“Setelah mandi di tīrtha agung ini, aku akan berangkat pulang ke rumah. Dan di sana, wahai yang bercahaya, sesiapa yang bersembahyang dengan bhakti, mempersembahkannya dengan iman kepada para Pitṛ (leluhur)…”
Gautama
Tirtha: Prabhāsa mahā-tīrtha (snāna-sthāna)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim-sage completes a ritual bath in luminous waters; he gathers water in cupped hands, mentally dedicating offerings to the Pitṛs; a path leads back toward a simple home, showing continuity between tīrtha and household rites.
FAQs
A tīrtha is not only for personal purification; it becomes a bridge for ancestral upliftment when actions are dedicated to the Pitṛs with bhakti.
The ‘great tīrtha’ is within Prabhāsa-kṣetra, in the Gātramocana/Pretatīrtha narrative setting.
Snāna (ritual bathing) at the tīrtha, followed by devotional acts directed toward the Pitṛs.