Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 111
तैलाभ्यंगो न कर्त्तव्यो न कार्यं गमनं क्वचित् । तीर्थसेवा प्रकर्त्तव्या तस्मिंश्चागमनं शुभम्
tailābhyaṃgo na karttavyo na kāryaṃ gamanaṃ kvacit | tīrthasevā prakarttavyā tasmiṃścāgamanaṃ śubham
تیل سے مالش نہ کی جائے اور کہیں اور آوارہ گردی کے لیے نہ جایا جائے۔ اسی تیرتھ کی خدمت کرنی چاہیے؛ اور اس تیرتھ کی طرف جانا مبارک ہے۔
Sārasvata
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra tīrtha (Prabhāsa sphere)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim in simple attire refrains from comforts, stays near the tīrtha, and serves—sweeping steps, offering water, assisting other pilgrims—while the sacred shoreline/kshetra landscape frames the scene.
FAQs
A vow is strengthened by restraint and sacred focus—avoiding indulgence and directing one’s steps toward tīrtha and worship.
The text praises tīrtha-sevā within the Vastrāpathakṣetra context of Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa (the specific tīrtha is not named in this verse).
Avoid oil massage and unnecessary roaming; instead, go to and serve the tīrtha as an auspicious act.