Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
दण्डपाणेस्तु भवनाद्दक्षिणे नातिदूरगम् । चंड्या प्रतिष्ठितं पूर्वं चण्डेनाराधितं ततः
daṇḍapāṇestu bhavanāddakṣiṇe nātidūragam | caṃḍyā pratiṣṭhitaṃ pūrvaṃ caṇḍenārādhitaṃ tataḥ
दंडपाणि यांच्या भवनाच्या दक्षिणेस, फारसे दूर नाही—हे पूर्वी चंडीने प्रतिष्ठित केले; त्यानंतर चंडाने याची आराधना केली।
Śiva (Īśvara) (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Caṇḍeśvara shrine (near Daṇḍapāṇi) in Prabhāsa
Type: temple
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A small shrine south of Daṇḍapāṇi’s abode; Caṇḍī is shown establishing the sacred emblem, while Caṇḍa later performs worship with offerings.
FAQs
A kṣetra’s sanctity is reinforced by divine establishment (pratiṣṭhā) and devoted worship (ārādhana), linking deity, devotee, and place.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, mapping the shrine south of Daṇḍapāṇi’s abode associated with Caṇḍī and Caṇḍa.
No detailed rite; the verse records the shrine’s origin story—establishment by Caṇḍī and worship by Caṇḍa.