Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
बुधेश्वरात्पश्चिमतो ह्यजादेव्यग्निगोचरे । तस्या धनुः पंचकेन नातिदूरे व्यवस्थितम्
budheśvarātpaścimato hyajādevyagnigocare | tasyā dhanuḥ paṃcakena nātidūre vyavasthitam
Westlich von Budheśvara, in der Nähe des heiligen Feuers der Ajādevī, befindet es sich nicht weit entfernt — in einer Entfernung von fünf Dhanu.
Īśvara (Śiva) (continuing discourse to Devī)
Tirtha: Śanaiścaraiśvara (located relative to Budheśvara and Ajādevī-agni)
Type: temple
Listener: Devī
Scene: A pilgrim’s map come alive: Budheśvara shrine as a reference point, Ajādevī’s fire altar glowing, and a short westward path (five dhanu) leading to Śanaiścaraiśvara; emphasis on spatial clarity and sacred markers.
FAQs
Purāṇic tīrtha literature preserves sacred geography—directions and landmarks—to guide pilgrims to merit-bearing shrines.
The Śanaiścaraiśvara shrine (context) located west of Budheśvara near Ajādevī’s fire precinct in Prabhāsakṣetra.
None explicitly; it provides pilgrimage-location guidance using landmarks and distance (five dhanu).