Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 115
केचिन्मं त्रस्य जाप्येन केचिच्च तपसा शुभे । तीर्थे संन्यसनैः केचित्केचिद्भक्त्यनुसारतः
kecinmaṃ trasya jāpyena kecicca tapasā śubhe | tīrthe saṃnyasanaiḥ kecitkecidbhaktyanusārataḥ
کچھ لوگ منتر کے جپ سے، اے نیک بخت، اور کچھ تپسیا سے (اس منزل کو پاتے ہیں)۔ کچھ تیرتھ میں سنیاس اختیار کر کے، اور کچھ بھکتی کے مطابق (اس راہ سے) حاصل کرتے ہیں۔
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sequence-like tableau: one pilgrim counts rudrākṣa beads in japa; another performs tapas (fasting, standing vigil); a renunciate takes vows near the tīrtha; a devotee sings with folded hands—Prabhāsa’s shrine and sea behind them.
FAQs
The Purāṇic vision accommodates diverse sādhana—japa, tapas, renunciation, and devotion—each capable of leading to the highest end.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, implied as the tīrtha where these practices become especially fruitful.
Mantra-japa, tapas (austerity), tīrtha-based renunciation (saṃnyāsa), and bhakti.