Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17
कुरुक्षेत्रादितीर्थानि रथगम्यानि यानि तु । तान्येव ब्राह्मणो यायादानदोषो न तेषु वै
kurukṣetrāditīrthāni rathagamyāni yāni tu | tānyeva brāhmaṇo yāyādānadoṣo na teṣu vai
کوروکشیتر وغیرہ وہ تیرتھ جو رتھ کے ذریعے پہنچے جا سکتے ہیں—برہمن کو انہی تیرتھوں کی یاترا کرنی چاہیے؛ وہاں سواری سے سفر کرنے میں حقیقتاً کوئی عیب نہیں۔
Īśvarī (Pārvatī) or a Devī addressed as 'Īśvari' (contextual narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Kurukṣetra (as archetype)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (implicit continuation of address)
Scene: A brāhmaṇa pilgrim rides a modest chariot along a dusty sacred road lined with way-shrines, approaching a tīrtha signified by a riverbank and sacrificial altars; the emphasis is on propriety, not luxury.
FAQs
Pilgrimage should be aligned with dharma; when a tīrtha is traditionally approached by vehicle, using a chariot is not considered blameworthy.
Kurukṣetra is named as a leading example among recognized pilgrimage-sites.
A behavioral prescription: for certain tīrthas, travel by chariot/vehicle is permitted without incurring doṣa.