Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 52
वदेद्वादिसहस्रैस्तु न श्रमस्तस्य जायते । तीर्थस्यास्य प्रभावेण सर्वशास्त्रविशारदाः
vadedvādisahasraistu na śramastasya jāyate | tīrthasyāsya prabhāveṇa sarvaśāstraviśāradāḥ
اگر وہ ہزاروں مناظروں والوں سے بھی بحث کرے تو اس پر تھکن طاری نہیں ہوتی؛ اس تیرتھ کے اثر سے وہ تمام شاستروں کا ماہر بن جاتا ہے۔
Skanda (deduced from section context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A scholar-devotee in a debate hall near the temple precinct, facing many disputants; he remains serene and energetic, with scriptures stacked beside him; the tīrtha’s aura subtly surrounds the scene.
FAQs
Tīrtha-prabhāva is portrayed as elevating both stamina and understanding, turning devotion into luminous learning.
This tīrtha is within Prabhāsakṣetra as celebrated in the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya.
No separate rite is stated; the verse emphasizes the resulting śāstra-viśāradatā (expertise) from the tīrtha’s power.