Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 68
अपश्चिममिदं पुत्र मातुः सन्देशमुत्तमम् । शृणुष्वावहितो भूत्वा परिणामसुखावहम्
apaścimamidaṃ putra mātuḥ sandeśamuttamam | śṛṇuṣvāvahito bhūtvā pariṇāmasukhāvaham
孩子啊，这是你母亲最后且最殊胜的教诲。请专心谛听；依正行而行，终将得安乐。
Mother (unnamed, within Pulastya’s narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Putraka
Scene: A sage solemnly introduces the mother’s ‘last and best message’; the child leans forward in attentive posture, indicating avadhāna and receptivity.
FAQs
Treat dharmic instruction as precious—listen attentively, because disciplined conduct yields lasting happiness.
This verse functions as ethical counsel within the Arbuda narrative of the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa; it does not directly praise a particular tīrtha in this line.
No specific ritual (snāna, dāna, japa, vrata) is prescribed here; it is primarily moral instruction.