Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10
हाटकेश्वरजे क्षेत्रे दक्षयज्ञे मनोहरे । विवाहो वृषयानस्य मनौ स्वायंभुवे पुरा
hāṭakeśvaraje kṣetre dakṣayajñe manohare | vivāho vṛṣayānasya manau svāyaṃbhuve purā
Im heiligen Gebiet von Hāṭakeśvara — beim bezaubernden Opfer Dakṣas — fand einst, zur Zeit des Svāyaṃbhuva Manu, die Vermählung des Vṛṣayāna statt.
Ṛṣayaḥ (continuing inquiry/statement in the dialogue frame)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: A grand yajña arena in Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra: fire altars, priests, devas; the narrative alludes to Dakṣa’s captivating sacrifice, with Śiva’s presence implied as central to the locale’s sanctity.
FAQs
A tīrtha is portrayed as a meeting-point of cosmic history—yajña, lineage, and dharmic memory.
Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra, associated here with Dakṣa’s yajña narrative.
No direct prescription; yajña is referenced as the sacred setting.