निष्कामः पूजयेद्यस्तु स मोक्षं याति वै ध्रुवम् । अस्य क्षेत्रस्य माहात्म्यादर्कसूर्यप्रभावतः
niṣkāmaḥ pūjayedyastu sa mokṣaṃ yāti vai dhruvam | asya kṣetrasya māhātmyādarkasūryaprabhāvataḥ
ନିଷ୍କାମଃ ଯଃ ପୂଜୟେତ୍, ସ ଧ୍ରୁବଂ ମୋକ୍ଷଂ ଯାତି। ଅସ୍ୟ କ୍ଷେତ୍ରସ୍ୟ ମାହାତ୍ମ୍ୟାଦର୍କସୂର୍ୟପ୍ରଭାବତଃ।
Skanda (deduced from kṣetra-māhātmya phala-śruti tone)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Arka-prabhāva emphasized)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Unspecified inquirer
Scene: A calm ascetic-devotee worships Sūrya at Prabhāsa with empty hands and serene gaze; behind, the kṣetra glows subtly, suggesting mokṣa as a luminous dissolution of ego.
Desireless worship (niṣkāma-bhakti) is elevated above goal-seeking devotion, culminating in mokṣa.
Prabhāsakṣetra, with explicit emphasis on Arkasthala/Arka-Sūrya’s sanctifying power.
Worship of Sūrya performed without personal desire is recommended as the highest approach.
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