Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 8
प्रतोल्यश्च चतस्रो वै शुद्धा एव सतोरणाः । पूर्वे धर्मेश्वरो देवो दक्षिणे गणनायकः
pratolyaśca catasro vai śuddhā eva satoraṇāḥ | pūrve dharmeśvaro devo dakṣiṇe gaṇanāyakaḥ
അവിടെ നാലു ശുദ്ധമായ പ്രതോലികൾ (വാതിലുകൾ) ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു; ഓരോന്നിലും മനോഹരമായ തോരണം. കിഴക്കിൽ ധർമ്മേശ്വരദേവൻ, തെക്കിൽ ഗണനായകൻ (ഗണേശൻ) ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു.
Vyāsa
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A square sacred enclosure with four pristine gateways crowned by arches; at the eastern gate stands Dharmeśvara, and at the southern gate Gaṇeśa as Gaṇanāyaka, each receiving offerings from pilgrims.
FAQs
Entering sacred space is framed as entering a dharmic mandala—guarded by deities who stabilize righteousness and remove obstacles.
Satyamaṃdira’s consecrated precinct with its four gateways.
No explicit prescription; it describes architectural-sacral features (gateways and deity placements).