Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
अग्निष्टोमादियज्ञैश्च इष्ट्वा विपुलदक्षिणैः । तत्तत्फलमवाप्नोति तीर्थानुगमनेन यत्
agniṣṭomādiyajñaiśca iṣṭvā vipuladakṣiṇaiḥ | tattatphalamavāpnoti tīrthānugamanena yat
Apa jua hasil tertentu yang diperoleh dengan melaksanakan korban Agniṣṭoma dan yajña-yajña lain disertai dakṣiṇā yang melimpah—hasil yang sama itu dicapai melalui ziarah mengikuti tīrtha.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Māhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa tīrthas (as yajña-phala-givers)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A grand Vedic sacrifice with fire-altar and priests fades into a simpler scene of pilgrims bathing at a tīrtha; a luminous thread connects both, indicating identical ‘phala’; heaps of dakṣiṇā transform into offerings of water and flowers at the shrine.
FAQs
The Purāṇic teaching elevates tīrtha-yātrā as a powerful, accessible means to gain merits comparable to elaborate Vedic sacrifices.
The statement supports the Prabhāsa tīrtha tradition, centered on Prabhāsakṣetra and its Śaiva sanctity.
No new rite is prescribed beyond emphasizing pilgrimage; it contrasts pilgrimage with costly yajñas performed with large dakṣiṇā.