Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 42
गोपनीयं प्रयत्नेन मम वाक्यादसंशयम् । एवमुक्तस्तदा विप्रः स्वयमेवावनिं ययौ
gopanīyaṃ prayatnena mama vākyādasaṃśayam | evamuktastadā vipraḥ svayamevāvaniṃ yayau
Hendaklah ia disembunyikan dengan segala usaha, menurut kata-kataku tanpa ragu. Setelah dinasihati demikian, brahmana itu pun kembali sendiri ke bumi.
Yama (Dharmarāja)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis (typical frame)
Scene: A solemn scene of Dharmarāja’s injunction: a brāhmaṇa receiving a grave, secret instruction, then departing alone toward the earthly realm; atmosphere of restraint and sacred confidentiality.
FAQs
Sacred knowledge about tirthas may be powerful and is to be preserved with discretion and responsibility.
The instruction pertains to the Prabhāsa Kṣetra teaching just given, especially the Narakeśvara-related secret.
No ritual; it is a directive about guarding (gopanīya) a confidential teaching.