Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35
चतुर्वर्णेषु सर्वे ते जायंते कर्मबंधनात् । कर्मबंधं विहायाशु मुक्तिं यांति नराः पुनः
caturvarṇeṣu sarve te jāyaṃte karmabaṃdhanāt | karmabaṃdhaṃ vihāyāśu muktiṃ yāṃti narāḥ punaḥ
Kesemua mereka dilahirkan semula dalam empat varna kerana belenggu karma; kemudian, setelah segera melepaskan ikatan karma itu, mereka kembali mencapai moksha, pembebasan.
Narrator of the Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa (contextual Purāṇic narrator addressing a king)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pilgrims of varied social orders stand at a luminous tīrtha; dark chains labeled ‘karma’ fall away as a radiant path opens toward liberation.
FAQs
Even after heavenly enjoyment and rebirth driven by karma, the tīrtha-born merit ultimately supports release from bondage and attainment of mokṣa.
The statement concludes the praise of the previously enumerated tīrthas within the Vastrāpatha-kṣetra Māhātmya.
No specific rite is prescribed; the focus is on the metaphysical arc from karma to liberation connected with tīrtha influence.