Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 37
प्रमंथुर इति ख्यातं प्रमोदानन्दमंदिरम् । रक्षां विदधतस्तस्य बहुयत्नेन सर्वशः
pramaṃthura iti khyātaṃ pramodānandamaṃdiram | rakṣāṃ vidadhatastasya bahuyatnena sarvaśaḥ
Ce gardien devint célèbre sous le nom de Pramanthura—demeure de joie et de béatitude—et, par de grands efforts en toute manière, maintenait sans cesse la protection.
Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narration style)
Tirtha: Pramanthura (guardian-name within Ayodhyā narrative)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly (contextual)
Scene: The Yakṣa guardian, now famed as Pramanthura, stands at a sanctified threshold—half fierce, half benevolent—radiating an atmosphere of protected bliss while tirelessly warding off harm.
FAQs
Sacred places are upheld by protective order; guardianship symbolizes the preservation of puṇya and dharmic sanctity.
The Ayodhyā tīrtha complex connected with Dhana-Yakṣa and the guardian Pramanthura, near Rukmiṇī-kuṇḍa.
No direct ritual is stated; the verse establishes the guardian’s name and function as part of the site’s māhātmya.