Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 65
सूर्यक्षेत्रं समाख्यातमिदं गव्यूतिमात्रकम् । अत्र स्थाने स्थिता येपि तेषां स्वर्गो ध्रुवं भवेत्
sūryakṣetraṃ samākhyātamidaṃ gavyūtimātrakam | atra sthāne sthitā yepi teṣāṃ svargo dhruvaṃ bhavet
Tempat ini termasyhur sebagai Sūrya-kṣetra, luasnya hanya satu gavyūti. Bahkan mereka yang sekadar tinggal di dalam kawasan ini—surga pasti menjadi milik mereka.
Ṛṣayaḥ (the sages)
Tirtha: Sūrya-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Vālmīki
Scene: A bounded sacred precinct around the nimba-root shrine is shown, with pilgrims residing in simple huts; above, a radiant solar disc signifies Sūrya-kṣetra; the sages proclaim assured heaven for residents.
FAQs
Even a small sacred boundary becomes vast in merit when it is a divinely charged kṣetra; association with it yields great spiritual fruit.
Sūryakṣetra within Prabhāsa-kṣetra, measured as a gavyūti.
No specific rite is mandated; the verse emphasizes the merit of staying/dwelling within the kṣetra.