Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 43
भवद्भिर्निजभक्त्यायं संग्राह्यो हि यथासुखम् । ते तद्वचनमासाद्य समेत्यैकत्र च द्विजाः
bhavadbhirnijabhaktyāyaṃ saṃgrāhyo hi yathāsukham | te tadvacanamāsādya sametyaikatra ca dvijāḥ
“ด้วยภักติของพวกท่านเอง จงจับหรือผูกยึดเขาไว้ตามที่เห็นสมควร” ครั้นรับถ้อยคำนั้นแล้ว เหล่าพราหมณ์ผู้เกิดสองครั้งก็พร้อมใจกันมาชุมนุม ณ ที่เดียว
Narrator (instruction attributed to Gaurī/Umā by context, conveyed in narration)
Scene: Sages confer together, forming a compact group; their faces show resolve and devotion as they plan how to approach and secure the mighty elephant without disorder.
FAQs
Bhakti is presented as the effective ‘power’ by which difficult aims become possible on the pilgrimage path.
The action prepares the way for the revelation of named tīrthas in the same adhyāya (Saṃgameśvara and Kuṇḍikā).
No formal ritual; the emphasis is on devotional resolve (nijabhakti) and coordinated action.