Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9
क्रोशप्रमाणं तत्क्षेत्रं प्रासादशतसंकुलम् । अचिरेणैव कालेन तपोबलसमन्वितः । विचिन्त्य विश्वकर्माणं चकार भृगुसत्तमः
krośapramāṇaṃ tatkṣetraṃ prāsādaśatasaṃkulam | acireṇaiva kālena tapobalasamanvitaḥ | vicintya viśvakarmāṇaṃ cakāra bhṛgusattamaḥ
Ce kṣetra sacré s’étendait sur un krośa et foisonnait de centaines de temples. En peu de temps, muni de la force du tapas, l’éminent ṛṣi Bhṛgu, après avoir invoqué et médité Viśvakarman, en fit accomplir la construction.
Narrator
Tirtha: Bhṛgukaccha
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sage Bhṛgu, radiant from austerity, meditates and invokes Viśvakarman; in response, a sacred town rises quickly—hundreds of temple spires within a krośa-wide mandala-like kṣetra near the river.
FAQs
Tapas (austerity) is presented as a creative spiritual force capable of manifesting sacred infrastructure for the welfare of pilgrims.
The Bhṛgukaccha-associated kṣetra on the Revā’s northern bank, envisioned as a temple-filled sacred precinct.
No direct prescription; it highlights invoking Viśvakarman and the role of tapas in establishing sacred space.