Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
।ईश्वर उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि धर्मराजप्रतिष्ठितम् । यमेश्वरं महादेवं तस्यै वोत्तरतः स्थितम्
|īśvara uvāca | tato gacchenmahādevi dharmarājapratiṣṭhitam | yameśvaraṃ mahādevaṃ tasyai vottarataḥ sthitam
Īśvara dit : «Ensuite, ô grande Déesse, qu’on se rende auprès de Yameśvara, le grand Deva établi par Dharmarāja ; il se tient au nord de ce lieu sacré.»
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Yameśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Śiva (Īśvara) speaks to Devī, pointing northward; in the distance a modest stone shrine with a liṅga labeled Yameśvara; pilgrims move along a coastal path with flags and lamps, guided by the divine instruction.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is guided by dharma: sacred sites linked to righteous figures (like Dharmarāja) direct devotees toward Śiva and purifying merit.
Yameśvara in Prabhāsa-kṣetra, a Śiva presence said to be established by Dharmarāja (Yama).
A pilgrimage instruction: “one should go” (gacchet) to Yameśvara—implying darśana/visit as the act of merit.