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
ഇങ്ങനെ ഈ മൂന്ന് ദുർഗകൾ കിഴക്കുദിക്കിൽ സ്ഥിതിചെയ്യുന്നു. ഇനി പടിഞ്ഞാറുദിക്കിലുള്ള മൂന്ന് മഹോത്തമ ദുർഗകളെ ഞാൻ വിവരിക്കും.
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.