Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 57
कुरुक्षेत्रं हि सर्वेषां क्षेत्राणामधिकं ततः । ततोपि नैमिषारण्यं स्वर्गसाधनमुत्तमम्
kurukṣetraṃ hi sarveṣāṃ kṣetrāṇāmadhikaṃ tataḥ | tatopi naimiṣāraṇyaṃ svargasādhanamuttamam
Kurukṣetra sesungguhnya lebih mulia daripada segala kṣetra suci; namun lebih tinggi daripadanya, Naimiṣāraṇya ialah sarana paling utama untuk mencapai svarga.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kurukṣetra; Naimiṣāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A map-like sacred panorama: Kurukṣetra’s dharma-field with banners and yajña-vedis, transitioning to the quiet forest of Naimiṣa where sages sit in a great satra around a fire, reciting Purāṇa.
FAQs
Purāṇic tradition ranks sacred places by spiritual efficacy, guiding pilgrims toward sites believed to yield higher merit and upliftment.
Kurukṣetra and, even more, Naimiṣāraṇya are praised, with Naimiṣa presented as especially powerful.
No specific ritual is named; the verse implies pilgrimage and sacred observances performed in these kṣetras.