Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23
युक्तं कृतमथो नैव सावधानेन सर्वदा । लोकपालाश्च ये सर्वे रक्षंतु सकला दिशः । भूतप्रेतपिशाचानां प्रवेशं राक्षसोद्भवम्
yuktaṃ kṛtamatho naiva sāvadhānena sarvadā | lokapālāśca ye sarve rakṣaṃtu sakalā diśaḥ | bhūtapretapiśācānāṃ praveśaṃ rākṣasodbhavam
Que rien ne soit accompli de façon inconvenante ; demeurez vigilants en tout temps. Et que tous les Lokapālas, gardiens des mondes, protègent chaque direction, empêchant l’entrée des bhūtas, pretas et piśācas—issus des forces rākṣasiques.
Brahmā (continued instruction/blessing)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A consecrated yajña enclosure at a tīrtha: priests mark the four directions; unseen bhūtas/pretas/piśācas are barred at the boundary while the Lokapālas stand guard in their quarters.
FAQs
Sacred work must be guarded by constant attentiveness; purity and protection uphold the spiritual potency of rites.
The tīrtha is portrayed as a protected sacred zone suitable for major rites; the precise place-name is not stated in this verse.
Maintain continual vigilance, invoke directional guardians (lokapālas), and bar disruptive entities (bhūta, preta, piśāca) from entering the ritual space.