Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
तत्र दत्त्वा तु दानानि विधिवद्वेदपारगे । तत्रैव द्वादशीयोगे स्नात्वा चैव विधानतः
tatra dattvā tu dānāni vidhivadvedapārage | tatraiva dvādaśīyoge snātvā caiva vidhānataḥ
Di sana, setelah memberikan sedekah dengan sempurna menurut upacara kepada seorang yang mahir Veda, dan di sana juga, pada amalan Dvādaśī, aku mandi menurut tata cara yang ditetapkan…
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pilgrims at Prabhāsa perform formal dāna to a Veda-knower, then proceed to the sacred waters for Dvādaśī snāna with ritual vessels, lamps, and offerings arranged on the bank.
FAQs
Pilgrimage bears fruit when joined with disciplined purity (snāna) and generosity (dāna) offered to the learned.
The Prabhāsa-kṣetra tīrtha being discussed in Adhyāya 353, where Dvādaśī snāna and dāna are prescribed.
Give dāna properly to a Veda-knower and perform snāna on Dvādaśī, both according to prescribed ritual procedure (vidhi).