Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
ईश्वर उवाच । अथ देवकुलात्पूर्वे पंचगव्यूतिमात्रतः । शंबरस्थान मध्ये तु क्षेमादित्येति विश्रुतः
īśvara uvāca | atha devakulātpūrve paṃcagavyūtimātrataḥ | śaṃbarasthāna madhye tu kṣemādityeti viśrutaḥ
Īśvara dit : Ensuite, à l’est de Devakula, à la distance de cinq gavyūti, au cœur du lieu nommé Śambara, se trouve (un sanctuaire) renommé sous le nom de Kṣemāditya.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Kṣemāditya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim party departing Devakula, walking east across a sacred landscape toward Śambara-sthāna; ahead stands a radiant Āditya shrine labeled Kṣemāditya, with sun-rays and a small temple spire.
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The Purāṇa maps holiness onto landscape, teaching that divine presence is encountered through purposeful pilgrimage.
Kṣemāditya, situated near Devakula within the Śambara-sthāna region of Prabhāsa Kṣetra.
A directional pilgrimage instruction specifying where Kṣemāditya is located (east of Devakula, five gavyūtis away).