Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 127
द्विजा ऊचुः । तीर्थयात्राप्रसंगेन तानि होपगतान्द्विजान् । स्वमानमुपनेष्यामो भक्त्यावर्ज्जितमानसान्
dvijā ūcuḥ | tīrthayātrāprasaṃgena tāni hopagatāndvijān | svamānamupaneṣyāmo bhaktyāvarjjitamānasān
พราหมณ์ทั้งหลายกล่าวว่า “ในคราวจาริกสู่ทีรถะนี้ เราจักนำพราหมณ์ผู้มาถึงที่นี่ ซึ่งจิตปราศจากภักติ ให้กลับสู่ความสำรวมตนและจริยาวัตรอันชอบ ด้วยศรัทธาภักติ”
Dwijas (Brāhmaṇas)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A group of brāhmaṇas in a pilgrimage assembly resolve to guide visiting brāhmaṇas whose minds lack devotion, restoring them to disciplined conduct amid the sacred precincts of Prabhāsa.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is not merely travel; it should reform conduct and awaken devotion through guidance and dharmic correction.
Prabhāsakṣetra, framed as a pilgrimage setting where spiritual instruction and reform naturally occur.
Tīrtha-yātrā is the explicit observance; the verse also implies dharmic mentoring to restore proper conduct and devotion.