Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 89
कलौ दानानि दीयन्ते ब्राह्मणेभ्यो यथाविधि । प्रभासं क्षेत्रमासाद्य तपसां प्राप्यते फलम्
kalau dānāni dīyante brāhmaṇebhyo yathāvidhi | prabhāsaṃ kṣetramāsādya tapasāṃ prāpyate phalam
கலியுகத்தில் விதிப்படி பிராமணர்களுக்கு தானங்கள் அளிக்கப்பட வேண்டும்; பிரபாசக் க்ஷேத்திரத்தை அடைந்தால் தவங்களின் பலன் கிடைக்கும்.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A Kali-yuga householder arrives at Prabhāsa, offers regulated gifts to brāhmaṇas near the shrine/ghāṭa; a subtle aura indicates ‘tapas-phala’ being conferred by the kṣetra.
FAQs
Kali Yuga dharma emphasizes properly performed dāna; Prabhāsa magnifies spiritual effort so that tapas-like merit is attained through tīrtha-contact.
Prabhāsa kṣetra (Prabhāsa tīrtha).
Giving charity to brāhmaṇas according to śāstric procedure (yathāvidhi dāna).