Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
ईश्वर उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि लकुलीशं महाप्रभम् । तस्य पश्चिमदिग्भागे धनुषां सप्तके स्थितम्
īśvara uvāca | tato gacchenmahādevi lakulīśaṃ mahāprabham | tasya paścimadigbhāge dhanuṣāṃ saptake sthitam
ईश्वर बोले—हे महादेवी, तब महाप्रभु लकुलीश के दर्शन हेतु जाना चाहिए। वे पश्चिम दिशा में सात धनुष की दूरी पर स्थित हैं।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Lakulīśa-sthāna (within Prabhāsa Mahākṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Śiva (Īśvara) instructs Devī, pointing toward the western quarter of Prabhāsa; a shrine of Lakulīśa stands at a measured distance, with pilgrims preparing to walk the route.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is mapped as a disciplined journey: moving from shrine to shrine in sacred geography under scriptural guidance.
Lakulīśa’s sacred site within Prabhāsakṣetra, located toward the western quarter.
A yātrā instruction: proceed to Lakulīśa, with directional and distance guidance (seven dhanuṣ).