Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 86
ईश्वर उवाच । तं तथेति प्रतिज्ञाय गतस्तत्र द्विजोत्तमः । यथा वेदोक्तमार्गेंण सर्वं कृत्यं चकार सः
īśvara uvāca | taṃ tatheti pratijñāya gatastatra dvijottamaḥ | yathā vedoktamārgeṃṇa sarvaṃ kṛtyaṃ cakāra saḥ
Tuhan berfirman: “Dengan berkata, ‘Demikianlah,’ lalu berikrar, brahmana yang paling utama antara yang dua kali lahir itu pun pergi ke sana; dan menurut jalan yang diperintahkan oleh Veda, dia melaksanakan segala upacara yang wajib dilakukan.”
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Pretatīrtha (contextual continuation)
Type: ghat
Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer (contextual)
Scene: The Lord assents ‘tathā’ as a dvija proceeds to the site; he lays out darbha, kindles a small ritual fire or arranges śrāddha implements, performing each step with Vedic precision.
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Holy places are upheld by vedokta discipline—right method and vowed practice transform intention into enduring sacred merit.
The Prabhāsa-kṣetra spot where the dvijottama establishes the āśrama, supporting the Pretatīrtha/Gātramocana tradition.
Performing all kṛtyas (required rites) according to the Veda-prescribed procedure (vedokta-mārga).