Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 64
विश्वकर्मवचः श्रुत्वा भगवांस्त्रिपुरान्तकः । समारुरोह स्थलकं सह सर्वैर्महर्षिभिः
viśvakarmavacaḥ śrutvā bhagavāṃstripurāntakaḥ | samāruroha sthalakaṃ saha sarvairmaharṣibhiḥ
विश्वकर्माचे वचन ऐकून भगवान त्रिपुरान्तक सर्व महर्षींंसह स्थलकावर आरूढ झाले.
Īśvara (Śiva) (contextual narration within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya)
Tirtha: Sthalaka
Type: kshetra
Scene: Tripurāntaka Śiva, after hearing Viśvakarman, ascends the raised terrace/ground of Sthalaka accompanied by a retinue of great sages, forming a solemn procession toward the newly made city.
FAQs
Divine presence is established and revealed through dharmic counsel and the guidance of sacred beings, making the kṣetra worthy of reverence.
Sthalaka within Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where Śiva as Tripurāntaka is described as arriving/ascending with sages.
No explicit rite is stated here; the verse sets the narrative for the site’s sanctification.