Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
ईश्वर उवाच । तस्मादीशान दिग्भागे इन्द्रस्थानमनुत्तमम् । गव्यूतिपञ्चमात्रेण यत्र चन्द्रसरः प्रिये
īśvara uvāca | tasmādīśāna digbhāge indrasthānamanuttamam | gavyūtipañcamātreṇa yatra candrasaraḥ priye
ঈশ্বর বললেন—হে প্রিয়ে, সেখান থেকে ঈশান কোণে অতুল ইন্দ্রস্থান আছে; আর পাঁচ গব্যূতি দূরে ‘চন্দ্রসরঃ’ নামে এক সরোবর রয়েছে।
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Indra-sthāna; Candrasaras
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī/Umā (addressed as priye)
Scene: Śiva, as narrator, gestures toward the northeast on a stylized sacred map; a pilgrim party walks along a path marked ‘Indra-sthāna’; in the distance a serene moon-reflecting lake ‘Candrasaras’ glows, with lotuses and white birds.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is mapped as a sacred journey—knowing directions and tīrtha locations is itself part of dharma and disciplined devotion.
Indrasthāna and Candrasaras (the Moon-lake) in the Prabhāsa Kṣetra region.
No specific rite here; it provides tīrtha-location guidance (direction and distance).