Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
दृष्ट्वा तं विधिवद्देवि ततो यक्षवनं व्रजेत् । मंगलात्पश्चिमे भागे यत्र देवी स्वयं स्थिता
dṛṣṭvā taṃ vidhivaddevi tato yakṣavanaṃ vrajet | maṃgalātpaścime bhāge yatra devī svayaṃ sthitā
Après l’avoir contemplé selon le rite, ô Déesse, qu’on se rende ensuite à Yakṣavana, dans la région occidentale depuis Maṅgala, où la Devī elle-même demeure.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Yakṣavana (Devī-sannidhi west of Maṅgala)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: A pilgrim couple or group, having completed darśana at a prior shrine, walks westward toward a sacred grove called Yakṣavana; within the grove, Devī is envisioned as self-present, seated beneath a tree or within a simple shrine.
FAQs
Properly performed darśana and orderly pilgrimage lead the devotee through a sanctified landscape where the Goddess is tangibly present.
Yakṣavana, described as the place where Devī herself resides.
Vidhi-vat darśana first (proper visitation), then proceeding to the next sacred station (Yakṣavana).