Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12
गवा हता द्विजहता ये च वै दंष्ट्रिभिर्हता । आत्मनो घातका ये तु सर्पदष्टाश्च ये मृताः
gavā hatā dvijahatā ye ca vai daṃṣṭribhirhatā | ātmano ghātakā ye tu sarpadaṣṭāśca ye mṛtāḥ
Mereka yang terbunuh akibat lembu (kemalangan), mereka yang mati kerana dosa membunuh brāhmaṇa, mereka yang dibunuh oleh binatang bertaring/bergading, mereka yang membunuh diri, dan mereka yang mati dipatuk ular—semuanya turut termasuk dalam jangkauan daya penebusan kṣetra suci ini.
Narrative voice within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya (speaker not explicit in this verse)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī
Scene: A compassionate panorama: souls of those who died by accident (cow-related), by grievous sin (brahma-hatyā consequence), by wild beasts, by suicide, and by snakebite are shown approaching a luminous Prabhāsa shrine; the kṣetra’s radiance purifies them.
FAQs
Prabhāsa’s tīrtha-mahātmya emphasizes that divine grace and holy places can extend even to those who met difficult or blame-laden deaths.
Prabhāsakṣetra, in connection with Saṃgāleśvara and its sin-removing fame.
No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it lists categories of deaths within a broader discourse on tīrtha-merit.