Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 42
ईड्यं चैव तु मंत्रेण मामेव हि यजंति ये । प्रभासक्षेत्रमासाद्य ते मुक्ता नात्र संशयः
īḍyaṃ caiva tu maṃtreṇa māmeva hi yajaṃti ye | prabhāsakṣetramāsādya te muktā nātra saṃśayaḥ
ਅਤੇ ਜੋ ਸਤੁਤੀ-ਮੰਤ੍ਰ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਸ-ਖੇਤਰ ਨੂੰ ਪਹੁੰਚ ਕੇ ਕੇਵਲ ਮੇਰੀ ਹੀ ਉਪਾਸਨਾ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ, ਉਹ ਮੁਕਤ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ—ਇਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੋਈ ਸੰਦੇਹ ਨਹੀਂ।
Śiva (first-person 'mām', addressing Devī/Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa Kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: Pilgrims arrive at Prabhāsa; one devotee stands before Śiva, hands folded, reciting a hymn; a beam of light descends, symbolizing liberation; the sea and temple spire frame the scene.
FAQs
Single-pointed worship of Śiva in Prabhāsa is portrayed as a sure path to liberation.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, explicitly named as the place where worship yields mokṣa.
Mantra-based worship (yajana) of Śiva upon reaching Prabhāsa Kṣetra.
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