Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
अत्र क्षेत्रे मृता ये तु पापिनोऽपि नरा ध्रुवम् । स्वर्गं गच्छंति ते सर्वे संतः सुकृतिनो यथा
atra kṣetre mṛtā ye tu pāpino'pi narā dhruvam | svargaṃ gacchaṃti te sarve saṃtaḥ sukṛtino yathā
Trong thánh địa này, những ai chết đi—dẫu là kẻ tội lỗi—cũng chắc chắn đều được lên cõi trời, như những người hiền thiện đầy công đức.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhāminī
Scene: A dying traveler within Prabhāsa is gently lifted by luminous attendants toward svarga; the kṣetra’s temples and shoreline glow below, while dark stains of sin dissolve into light.
FAQs
The tīrtha’s grace is portrayed as powerfully redemptive, uplifting even those burdened by sin.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, whose contact is said to grant heavenly attainment even at death.
No rite is specified; the result is linked to dying within the kṣetra (kṣetra-maraṇa-phala).