Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25
येन रामेश्वरश्चात्र निर्मितो लक्ष्मणेश्वरः । सीतादेवी तथा मूर्ता येन चात्र प्रतिष्ठिता
yena rāmeśvaraścātra nirmito lakṣmaṇeśvaraḥ | sītādevī tathā mūrtā yena cātra pratiṣṭhitā
Celui par qui Rāmeśvara fut établi ici fonda aussi Lakṣmaṇeśvara ; et par lui, en ce même lieu, l’effigie de la Devī Sītā fut également consacrée.
Sūta (deduced from surrounding dialogue style of Tīrthamāhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Rāmeśvara; Lakṣmaṇeśvara; Sītā-devī-pratiṣṭhā (within Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra)
Type: temple
Scene: Rāma as founder-pratiṣṭhātā: installing a Śiva-liṅga named Rāmeśvara; establishing Lakṣmaṇeśvara; consecrating Sītā’s image—priests, kalasha, Vedic fire, and sacred waters present.
FAQs
Holy places are sanctified through devotion expressed as consecration—establishing Śiva-liṅgas and installing divine forms becomes an enduring act of dharma and remembrance.
The Nāgara Khaṇḍa’s tīrtha-context tied to Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra and the Rājasvāmi–Rājavāpī sacred complex (as indicated by the adhyāya colophon in this unit).
Pratiṣṭhā (ritual consecration/installation) of deities—Rāmeśvara, Lakṣmaṇeśvara, and Sītā’s mūrti—implied as meritorious acts in the tīrtha.