Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 68
अपश्चिममिदं पुत्र मातुः सन्देशमुत्तमम् । शृणुष्वावहितो भूत्वा परिणामसुखावहम्
apaścimamidaṃ putra mātuḥ sandeśamuttamam | śṛṇuṣvāvahito bhūtvā pariṇāmasukhāvaham
โอ้บุตร นี่คือสารสุดท้ายและประเสริฐยิ่งของมารดาเจ้า จงฟังด้วยใจตั้งมั่นและระวังเถิด เพราะย่อมนำสุขในบั้นปลาย (ด้วยความประพฤติชอบ)
Mother (unnamed, within Pulastya’s narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Putraka
Scene: A sage solemnly introduces the mother’s ‘last and best message’; the child leans forward in attentive posture, indicating avadhāna and receptivity.
FAQs
Treat dharmic instruction as precious—listen attentively, because disciplined conduct yields lasting happiness.
This verse functions as ethical counsel within the Arbuda narrative of the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa; it does not directly praise a particular tīrtha in this line.
No specific ritual (snāna, dāna, japa, vrata) is prescribed here; it is primarily moral instruction.