Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 41
आप्लुतो वाजिमेधस्य फलं प्राप्स्यति पुष्कलम् । नियमैश्चोपवासैश्च शोषयेद्देहमात्मनः
āpluto vājimedhasya phalaṃ prāpsyati puṣkalam | niyamaiścopavāsaiśca śoṣayeddehamātmanaḥ
अत्र स्नात्वा वाजिमेधस्य तुल्यं पुष्कलं फलं प्राप्नुयात्। नियमोपवासैश्च स्वदेहं तपसा निगृह्णीयात्, शोषयेच्चात्मनः शरीरम्॥
Śiva
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (Prabhāsakṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pilgrims bathe at a sacred coastal/riverine tīrtha of Prabhāsa at dawn; nearby ascetics observe fasts and restraints, embodying tapas; the atmosphere suggests sacrifice-like sanctity without a physical yajña-fire.
FAQs
Pilgrimage-bathing combined with tapas (discipline and fasting) is portrayed as a potent, accessible substitute for costly Vedic sacrifices.
The verse continues the praise of bathing at Prācīna Tīrtha in Prabhāsa.
Snāna (immersion) along with niyama (restraints) and upavāsa (fasting) as austerity.