Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 72
येनैकादशसंख्यानि यंत्रितानींद्रियाणि वै । स तीर्थफलमाप्नोति नरोऽन्यः क्लेशभाग्भवेत्
yenaikādaśasaṃkhyāni yaṃtritānīṃdriyāṇi vai | sa tīrthaphalamāpnoti naro'nyaḥ kleśabhāgbhavet
யார் பதினொன்று இந்திரியங்களையும் உண்மையாகக் கட்டுப்படுத்தினாரோ, அவரே தீர்த்தப் பலனை அடைவார்; மற்றவர் வெறும் துன்பப் பங்காளி ஆவார்।
Skanda (deduced: Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa Māhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-tīrtha (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A pilgrim sits in meditation near the Prabhāsa shore/ghāṭa, with eleven symbolic lotuses or subtle icons representing faculties being ‘reined in’; in contrast, other travelers appear weary, burdened by heat and dust, signifying mere hardship without restraint.
FAQs
The real fruit of pilgrimage arises from inner restraint; without self-control, travel becomes mere exertion.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, presented as yielding tīrtha-phala when approached with disciplined conduct.
Not a single rite, but the essential discipline of restraining the ‘eleven’ faculties (indriyas) as prerequisite for merit.