Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
श्रीदैत्यसूदनाद्देवि नान्यास्ति भुवि देवता । यवाकारं तु तस्यैव क्षेत्रपातकनाशनम्
śrīdaityasūdanāddevi nānyāsti bhuvi devatā | yavākāraṃ tu tasyaiva kṣetrapātakanāśanam
ഹേ ദേവീ, ഭൂമിയിൽ ശ്രീദൈത്യസൂദനനെക്കാൾ വേറെ ദേവതയില്ല. അവനോടു ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ഈ ‘യവാകാര’ രൂപം/പരിമാണം പോലും ക്ഷേത്രപാതകങ്ങളെ നശിപ്പിക്കുന്നു.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Daityasūdana-sthāna within Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: Daityasūdana (Viṣṇu) standing in majestic form, holding conch and discus, with subdued demon figures at his feet; a marked sacred boundary/measure (yava-grain motif or small measured plot) glowing to show that even a tiny extent purifies; pilgrims bowing at the threshold.
FAQs
Exclusive refuge in the deity of the kṣetra is emphasized; his presence is declared uniquely sin-destroying.
Daityasūdana’s Viṣṇu-kṣetra within Prabhāsa, including its distinctive described extent/form (yavākāra).
Implicitly, approaching/recognizing the deity’s sacred locus; the verse stresses the purifying power of the kṣetra itself.