Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 9
पश्चिमे स्थापितो भानुरुत्तरे च स्वयंभुवः । धर्मेश्वरोत्पत्तिवृत्तमाख्यातं तत्तवाग्रतः
paścime sthāpito bhānuruttare ca svayaṃbhuvaḥ | dharmeśvarotpattivṛttamākhyātaṃ tattavāgrataḥ
পশ্চিমে ভানু (সূৰ্য) স্থাপিত হ’ল আৰু উত্তৰে স্বয়ম্ভূ; আৰু ধৰ্মেশ্বৰৰ উৎপত্তিৰ বৃত্তান্ত তোমাৰ আগতে বৰ্ণনা কৰা হৈছে।
Vyāsa
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: The western quarter shows Bhānu installed with radiant aura; the northern quarter holds Svayaṃbhu, self-manifest and serene. A narrator gestures as if recalling the already-told origin of Dharmeśvara.
FAQs
Sacred places integrate cosmic order—sunlight, creation, and dharma—into a protective spiritual geography.
Satyamaṃdira’s sanctified directional mandala within Dharmāraṇya.
None directly; it summarizes installations and recalls an earlier origin narrative.