Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 23
एवमुक्त्वा तदा रुद्रो ब्रह्मणा सहितः सुरैः । ययौ कनखलं तीर्थं यज्ञवाटं प्रजापतेः
evamuktvā tadā rudro brahmaṇā sahitaḥ suraiḥ | yayau kanakhalaṃ tīrthaṃ yajñavāṭaṃ prajāpateḥ
Ayant ainsi parlé, Rudra, accompagné de Brahmā et des dieux, se rendit au tīrtha de Kanakhala, à l’enceinte sacrificielle de Prajāpati (Dakṣa).
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition, implied)
Tirtha: Kanakhala (Kankhal) tīrtha
Type: ghat
Scene: A divine procession: Rudra, composed yet formidable, travels with Brahmā and the devas toward Kanakhala, where Dakṣa’s sacrificial enclosure lies—smoke, banners, and the distant yajña ground foreshadow confrontation.
FAQs
Divine discourse culminates in sacred movement: pilgrimage spaces (tīrthas) become stages where dharma is restored and lessons are enacted.
Kanakhala Tīrtha is explicitly named, associated with Dakṣa’s sacrificial arena.
No direct prescription; the verse situates the narrative at the yajñavāṭa (sacrificial ground), implying the ritual context of yajña.