Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 38
चण्डालः श्वपचो वापि तिर्यग्योनिगतोऽपि वा । प्राणत्यागे कृते तस्मिन्नाच्युतं लोकमाप्नुयात्
caṇḍālaḥ śvapaco vāpi tiryagyonigato'pi vā | prāṇatyāge kṛte tasminnācyutaṃ lokamāpnuyāt
Dù là caṇḍāla, kẻ nấu thịt chó, hay thậm chí sinh trong loài súc sinh—nếu xả bỏ thân mạng tại nơi ấy, người ấy sẽ đạt đến cõi bất hoại của Acyuta (Viṣṇu).
Sūta (deduced: Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa narration commonly via Sūta to sages)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A compassionate vision: beings of varied conditions—outcaste, hunter, and even an animal—approach the sacred precinct; a luminous path rises from Prabhāsa toward Acyuta’s realm, emphasizing grace beyond social boundaries.
FAQs
The sanctity of Prabhāsa is portrayed as so great that even those of the lowest birth can attain Viṣṇu’s realm by dying there.
Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), praised as a powerful sacred geography associated with Viṣṇu (Acyuta).
No ritual is prescribed here; the verse emphasizes the salvific power of leaving the body in that sacred kṣetra.