Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2
तत्र रामो जगन्नाथो जानक्या लक्ष्मणेन च । हनुमत्प्रमुखैश्चापि वानरैः परिवारितः
tatra rāmo jagannātho jānakyā lakṣmaṇena ca | hanumatpramukhaiścāpi vānaraiḥ parivāritaḥ
Di sana Rāma, Jagannātha—Tuhan alam semesta—bersemayam bersama Jānakī dan Lakṣmaṇa, serta dikelilingi oleh bala vānarā yang dipimpin Hanumān dan para ketua yang lain.
Sūta (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Ekāntarāmanātha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: pilgrims/sages (contextual)
Scene: A serene shrine-courtyard where Rāma stands or sits as Jagannātha, Sītā at His side, Lakṣmaṇa attentive, and Hanumān with vānaras in reverent attendance—bows, folded hands, and readiness for service.
FAQs
A kṣetra becomes supremely venerable through the abiding presence (sannidhāna) of Bhagavān and His devoted companions.
The ‘there’ refers to Ekāntarāmanātha Kṣetra introduced in the preceding verse.
No explicit rite is stated; the verse establishes the sacred presence that underlies later tīrtha practices.