Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
ये कुर्वंति नरा यात्रां शुचिश्रद्धासमन्विताः । कलौ युगे कृतार्थास्ते ये त्वन्ये ते निरर्थकाः
ye kurvaṃti narā yātrāṃ śuciśraddhāsamanvitāḥ | kalau yuge kṛtārthāste ye tvanye te nirarthakāḥ
தூய்மையும் பக்திச் சிரத்தையும் கொண்டு யாத்திரை செய்பவர்கள் கலியுகத்தில் கृतார்த்தர்கள்; வேறுபடச் செய்பவர்கள் உண்மைப் பயனின்றி நிற்கின்றனர்.
Skanda (deduced from continuity of exhortation in Adhyāya 28)
Tirtha: Someśvara-yātrā (Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: General pilgrims (‘narāḥ’); within the larger Devī-addressed discourse
Scene: At the temple threshold, pure and faithful pilgrims receive blessings; a contrasting group stands distracted and purposeless outside the sacred boundary; the fulfilled pilgrims are shown with radiant halos and calm faces.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is not merely travel; when done with purity and faith, it becomes the hallmark of a meaningful life in Kali-yuga.
The surrounding Prabhāsakṣetra context indicates the Prabhāsa tīrthas and Someśvara as the intended sacred destination.
Undertake yātrā with śuci (inner/outer cleanliness) and śraddhā (devotional trust).