Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 11
दशयोजनविस्तीर्णे मण्डले रूपवान् भवेत् । तत्रैव ता मृतो जन्तुः कामतोऽकामतोऽपि वा । रुद्रस्यानुचरो भूत्वा तेनैव सह मोदते
daśayojanavistīrṇe maṇḍale rūpavān bhavet | tatraiva tā mṛto jantuḥ kāmato'kāmato'pi vā | rudrasyānucaro bhūtvā tenaiva saha modate
Innerhalb eines Umkreises von zehn Yojanas wird man mit Schönheit begabt. Und jedes Wesen, das dort stirbt—ob absichtlich oder unabsichtlich—wird zum Gefährten und Diener Rudras und freut sich in der Gegenwart eben dieses Herrn.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (ten-yojana maṇḍala)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim circuit around a luminous sacred mandala by the Revā river; within the haloed boundary devotees appear radiant; a departing soul is gently received by Rudra’s attendants and led toward Rudra, who bestows companionship and joy.
FAQs
A consecrated Śiva-kṣetra is portrayed as a field of transforming grace: life gains auspicious qualities, and even death there is redirected toward Śaiva proximity.
The Revā Khaṇḍa Śaiva tīrtha-region (maṇḍala) surrounding the place where Śaṅkara was established by Aṅgāraka.
No new rite is added here; it states the kṣetra-phala (benefits of the sacred region), complementing earlier snāna, pūjā, and homa instructions.