Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 46
एवमेतास्तिस्रो दुर्गाः पूर्वस्यां दिशि संस्थिताः । पश्चिमायां प्रवक्ष्यामि तिस्रो दुर्गा महोत्तमा
evametāstisro durgāḥ pūrvasyāṃ diśi saṃsthitāḥ | paścimāyāṃ pravakṣyāmi tisro durgā mahottamā
इस प्रकार ये तीनों दुर्गाएँ पूर्व दिशा में स्थित हैं। अब मैं पश्चिम दिशा में स्थित तीन परम उत्तम दुर्गाओं का वर्णन करता हूँ।
Nārada
Tirtha: Durgā-ṣaṭka circuit (three east + three west) within the Kapāleśvara kṣetra (implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A schematic yet sacred panorama: the kṣetra shown like a mandala with east and west quarters, three Devī shrines marked in the east and three in the west; a narrator points the route to pilgrims.
FAQs
Sacred space is mapped as a living mandala—directional Devī seats protect and sanctify the kṣetra.
The broader kṣetra containing multiple Durgā-sthānas arranged by direction; the text is outlining its sacred layout.
No direct ritual is stated; it functions as a guide to the kṣetra’s shrine geography for pilgrims.