Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
दण्डपाणेस्तु भवनाद्दक्षिणे नातिदूरगम् । चंड्या प्रतिष्ठितं पूर्वं चण्डेनाराधितं ततः
daṇḍapāṇestu bhavanāddakṣiṇe nātidūragam | caṃḍyā pratiṣṭhitaṃ pūrvaṃ caṇḍenārādhitaṃ tataḥ
To the south of the abode of Daṇḍapāṇi, not very far away, it was formerly established by Caṇḍī, and thereafter worshipped by Caṇḍa.
Śiva (Īśvara) (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Caṇḍeśvara shrine (near Daṇḍapāṇi) in Prabhāsa
Type: temple
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A small shrine south of Daṇḍapāṇi’s abode; Caṇḍī is shown establishing the sacred emblem, while Caṇḍa later performs worship with offerings.
FAQs
A kṣetra’s sanctity is reinforced by divine establishment (pratiṣṭhā) and devoted worship (ārādhana), linking deity, devotee, and place.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, mapping the shrine south of Daṇḍapāṇi’s abode associated with Caṇḍī and Caṇḍa.
No detailed rite; the verse records the shrine’s origin story—establishment by Caṇḍī and worship by Caṇḍa.