Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
तदैव यात्रा कर्त्तव्या भावस्तत्रैव कारणम् । कृत्वा तु नियमं कंचित्स्वगृहे वरवर्णिनि
tadaiva yātrā karttavyā bhāvastatraiva kāraṇam | kṛtvā tu niyamaṃ kaṃcitsvagṛhe varavarṇini
அப்போதே யாத்திரை செய்ய வேண்டும்; இங்கு காரணம் உள்ளார்ந்த பக்தி-பாவமே. ஓ சிறந்தவளே! தன் இல்லத்தில் ஏதோ ஒரு நியமத்தை ஏற்று—
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa/Somanātha yātrā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: Śiva declares that the journey should be undertaken immediately when readiness arises, because bhāva is the true cause; he advises adopting a niyama at home—depictable as a devotee taking a vow before departing.
FAQs
The sanctity of pilgrimage is rooted in bhāva—inner devotion—supported by deliberate self-discipline begun even before departure.
Somanātha in Prabhāsakṣetra remains the referenced goal of the yātrā.
Begin by taking a niyama (a chosen discipline/observance) at home, and then proceed for the yātrā when devotion and readiness arise.