Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 84
नित्यं स्नानं च कुर्वीत श्वेतवस्त्राणि धारयेत् । यतिश्च ब्रह्मचारी च विधवा च विशेषतः
nityaṃ snānaṃ ca kurvīta śvetavastrāṇi dhārayet | yatiśca brahmacārī ca vidhavā ca viśeṣataḥ
พึงอาบน้ำเป็นนิตย์และนุ่งห่มผ้าขาว—โดยเฉพาะยติผู้สละโลก พรหมจารีผู้ศึกษา และหญิงหม้าย
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (nitya-snāna and śukla-vastra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: At dawn, pilgrims bathe at a Prabhāsa ghāṭa; a renunciant, a brahmacārin, and a widow are shown in simple white garments, carrying water-pots, proceeding toward Somnātha for worship.
FAQs
Purity (śauca) and simplicity are core supports of successful pilgrimage vows.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where such tīrtha-niyamas are recommended.
Daily snāna (bathing) and wearing white garments, especially for yatis, brahmacārīs, and widows.