Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13
यत्र रक्षत्यधस्ताच्च स स्वयं हाटकेश्वरः । उपरिष्टात्प्रदेशं च कलौ देवोऽचलेश्वरः
yatra rakṣatyadhastācca sa svayaṃ hāṭakeśvaraḥ | upariṣṭātpradeśaṃ ca kalau devo'caleśvaraḥ
ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಕೆಳಗಿನ ಪ್ರದೇಶವನ್ನು ಸ್ವಯಂ ಹಾಟಕೇಶ್ವರನು ರಕ್ಷಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ; ಮತ್ತು ಕಲಿಯುಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಮೇಲಿನ ಪ್ರದೇಶವನ್ನು ದೇವ ಅಚಲೇಶ್ವರನು ಕಾಪಾಡುತ್ತಾನೆ.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the Ṛṣis (deduced)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (lower) and Acaleśvara (upper)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A bifurcated sacred landscape: lower precinct with Hāṭakeśvara-liṅga radiating protective power; upper precinct crowned by Acaleśvara on a rocky rise (‘acala’), both emitting protective halos over pilgrims and the terrain.
FAQs
Śiva’s presence in a kṣetra is not abstract—He actively guards sacred space, especially in Kali-yuga.
The Hāṭakeśvara–Acaleśvara kṣetra described in this adhyāya, with distinct protected regions.
None; the verse emphasizes divine protection and sacred geography.
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