Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 53
तत्राहं वृश्चिकस्थेऽर्के सदा स्थास्यामि वासव । यावत्कुम्भस्य पर्यंतं तव वाक्यादसंशयम्
tatrāhaṃ vṛścikasthe'rke sadā sthāsyāmi vāsava | yāvatkumbhasya paryaṃtaṃ tava vākyādasaṃśayam
তাত, হে বাসৱ, সূৰ্য বৃশ্চিকত থাকোঁতে পৰা কুম্ভৰ অন্তলৈ মই সদায় অৱস্থান কৰিম—তোমাৰ বাক্যৰ কাৰণে, নিঃসন্দেহে।
Deva (contextually Śiva, promising to abide in Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: The deity vows to abide at Hāṭakeśvara during the solar passage from Scorpio to Aquarius; the sky shows shifting zodiac emblems, with the temple steady beneath.
FAQs
Divine grace is made tangible through time and place—Śiva binds his presence to a kṣetra for devotees’ benefit.
Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra in Ānarta.
An implied pilgrimage window: worship and visitation during the period from Vṛścika to Kumbha are especially supported by Śiva’s abiding.