Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16
त्रासनो भञ्जनश्चैव ह्याग्न्येय्यां दिशि संस्थिताः । दिशं रक्षंति संनद्धा दक्षिणां शृणुताथ मे
trāsano bhañjanaścaiva hyāgnyeyyāṃ diśi saṃsthitāḥ | diśaṃ rakṣaṃti saṃnaddhā dakṣiṇāṃ śṛṇutātha me
Trāsana dan Bhañjana, yang ditempatkan di arah tenggara, berdiri bersenjata dan melindungi penjuru itu. Kini dengarlah daripadaku tentang arah selatan.
Skanda (deduced from Dvārakā Māhātmya narrative style within Skanda Purāṇa)
Tirtha: Dvārakā (Āgneya-dik)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Inquirer/pilgrim audience
Scene: Two armed guardians, Trāsana and Bhañjana, stand alert in the south-east, weapons raised in protective stance; the narrator gestures onward toward the southern quarter, indicating the next stage of the sacred circuit.
FAQs
A tīrtha is envisioned as an ordered sacred mandala—each direction has guardians, reflecting cosmic law and protection of dharma.
Dvārakā, described with directional guardians in the Dvārakā Māhātmya.
No direct prescription; the verse supports devotional recollection and respectful acknowledgment of the guardians.