Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
यश्चैतान्नैव जानाति रुद्रान्प्राभासमाश्रितान् । स क्षेत्रमध्यसंस्थोऽपि नास्त्येव स पशुः स्मृतः
yaścaitānnaiva jānāti rudrānprābhāsamāśritān | sa kṣetramadhyasaṃstho'pi nāstyeva sa paśuḥ smṛtaḥ
แต่ผู้ใดไม่รู้จักพระรุทระเหล่านี้ผู้สถิตในปรภาสะ แม้ยืนอยู่กลางกษेत्रนั้นก็แท้จริงมิได้สิ่งใดเลย เขาถูกนับว่าเป็นดุจสัตว์เดรัจฉาน
Śiva (addressing Devī/Pārvatī, inferred)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim stands inside the sacred precinct yet looks indifferent; beside him, devotees bow to Rudra forms. A symbolic overlay shows the indifferent person shadowed by an animal silhouette, illustrating ‘paśu’ (spiritually unawakened).
FAQs
Mere physical presence at a tīrtha is incomplete; awareness, reverence, and recognition of the kṣetra-devatās are essential.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, especially its Rudra-ekādaśa presences.
No external rite is prescribed; the emphasis is on jñāna and recognition of the Rudras as part of proper pilgrimage conduct.