Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 41
पितरं मातरं तीर्थे भ्रातरं सुहृदं गुरुम् । यमुद्दिश्य निमज्जेत द्वादशांशं लभेत सः
pitaraṃ mātaraṃ tīrthe bhrātaraṃ suhṛdaṃ gurum | yamuddiśya nimajjeta dvādaśāṃśaṃ labheta saḥ
तीर्थे पितरं मातरं भ्रातरं सुहृदं गुरुम् वा यमुद्दिश्य निमज्जेत्, स पुरुषः तेषां पुण्यस्य द्वादशांशं लभते।
Skanda (as narrator of Prabhāsa-māhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pilgrims at Prabhāsa’s sacred waters perform snāna with folded hands, mentally dedicating merit to father, mother, brother, friend, and guru; Somnath’s sacred aura implied in the background.
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Pilgrimage rites become more potent when performed with compassionate intention for one’s relations and teachers.
A tīrtha within Prabhāsa Kṣetra, in the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya.
Tīrtha-immersion (snāna/nimajjana) done with saṅkalpa dedicating benefit to specific persons.