Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 53
एवं ते योद्धुकामा हि अवतेरुश्च भूतलम् । अंतर्वेद्यां स्थिताः सर्वे गंगा यमुनमध्यगाः
evaṃ te yoddhukāmā hi avateruśca bhūtalam | aṃtarvedyāṃ sthitāḥ sarve gaṃgā yamunamadhyagāḥ
So stiegen sie, kampfbegierig, zur Erde herab, und alle nahmen Stellung in Antarvedī, dem heiligen Landstrich zwischen Gaṅgā und Yamunā.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) addressing the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Antarvedī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devas descending from the sky and taking positions on a luminous riverine plain—Gaṅgā on one side, Yamunā on the other—forming a sacred encampment in the Doab’s holy tract.
FAQs
Sacred places are not merely locations—they become stages where dharma is protected and divine purpose unfolds.
Antarvedī—the revered region between Gaṅgā and Yamunā—is explicitly highlighted.
No explicit prescription is stated here, though the mention of Antarvedī implicitly signals a tīrtha landscape traditionally associated with pilgrimage merit.