Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 74
क्षीरार्णवं परित्यज्य हाटकेश्वरसंज्ञिते । क्षेत्रे गत्वा समं लक्ष्म्या तस्योपरि ततः परम्
kṣīrārṇavaṃ parityajya hāṭakeśvarasaṃjñite | kṣetre gatvā samaṃ lakṣmyā tasyopari tataḥ param
« Quitte l’Océan de Lait, rends-toi—avec Lakṣmī—au saint domaine nommé Hāṭakeśvara ; puis, là-bas, sur ce lieu même, poursuis l’action. »
Viṣṇu
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devendra (Indra)
Scene: Viṣṇu departs the Kṣīrārṇava with Lakṣmī, journeying toward Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra; the scene blends cosmic ocean imagery with the anticipation of a terrestrial sacred site.
FAQs
Divine presence is not confined to the cosmic abode; it also manifests in sacred places on earth, making tīrthas powerful centers of grace.
Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra is explicitly named and set up as the key sacred location in this segment.
A directive to go to Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (a pilgrimage/relocation instruction) is given; no bathing/charity details appear in this verse.