Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
ईश्वर उवाच । ततो वृद्धप्रभासं तु गच्छेच्च नियतात्मवान् । आदिप्रभासाद्दक्षिणतो नातिदूरे व्यवस्थितम्
īśvara uvāca | tato vṛddhaprabhāsaṃ tu gacchecca niyatātmavān | ādiprabhāsāddakṣiṇato nātidūre vyavasthitam
ईश्वर उवाच—ततः नियतात्मा सन् वृद्धप्रभासं गच्छेत्; आदिप्रभासात् दक्षिणतः नातिदूरे स्थितम्।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Vṛddha-Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śrī Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A pilgrim with restrained demeanor walks from Ādi-Prabhāsa toward the southern shrine of Vṛddha-Prabhāsa; coastal light, sacred markers, and distant liṅga-temple silhouette indicate the next station.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is to be undertaken with niyama (self-restraint); inner discipline is paired with sacred travel.
Vṛddha-Prabhāsa, described relative to Ādi-Prabhāsa within Prabhāsakṣetra.
The instruction is to proceed to Vṛddha-Prabhāsa with a regulated, self-controlled mind (niyatātmavān).
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