Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 43
प्रतिभास्यंति ते वेदा गीतनृत्यादिकं च यत् । असाध्यसाधनी शक्ति भविष्यति तव स्थिरा । परं वस्त्रापथे गत्वा कुरु तीर्थावलोकनम्
pratibhāsyaṃti te vedā gītanṛtyādikaṃ ca yat | asādhyasādhanī śakti bhaviṣyati tava sthirā | paraṃ vastrāpathe gatvā kuru tīrthāvalokanam
“Veda-veda akan bersinar kepadamu dalam kefahaman yang jernih, demikian juga seni seperti nyanyian dan tarian. Suatu kekuatan yang teguh, yang mampu menunaikan bahkan yang tampak mustahil, akan bangkit dalam dirimu. Maka pergilah ke Vastrāpatha dan tataplah tīrtha-tīrtha yang suci.”
Śiva
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva’s blessing radiates as luminous script-like Vedic light around Vāmana; musical and dance motifs appear as subtle celestial attendants; a path leading toward Vastrāpatha’s tīrthas is indicated in the distance.
FAQs
Pilgrimage and divine favor refine intellect and skill, granting clarity in sacred knowledge and the power to overcome obstacles.
Vastrāpatha is praised as a kṣetra where multiple tīrthas may be visited and revered.
The instruction is tīrthāvalokana—going to Vastrāpatha and visiting/seeing its holy tīrthas as an act of devotion.