Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
ईश्वर उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्महादेवीं क्षेत्रदूतीं तु वैष्णवीम् । श्रीदैत्यसूदनाद्देवि पूर्वभागे व्यवस्थिताम्
īśvara uvāca | tato gacchenmahādevīṃ kṣetradūtīṃ tu vaiṣṇavīm | śrīdaityasūdanāddevi pūrvabhāge vyavasthitām
Īśvara bersabda: “Kemudian hendaklah seseorang pergi kepada Dewi Agung, Vaiṣṇavī, ‘Utusan Tanah Suci’ (Kṣetradūtī). Wahai Devī, baginda bersemayam di bahagian timur, dekat Śrī Daityasūdana.”
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Kṣetradūtī Vaiṣṇavī (near Śrī Daityasūdana)
Type: temple
Listener: Devī
Scene: Īśvara instructs Devī about the next pilgrimage stop: the great Vaiṣṇavī Kṣetradūtī, stationed to the east near the Daityasūdana shrine; the scene shows a directional movement—pilgrims walking toward an eastern gateway, with a Viṣṇu emblem and a Devī shrine nearby.
FAQs
The kṣetra is portrayed as a living sacred realm with guardian deities; devotion includes visiting and honoring these divine stations.
The eastern sector of Prabhāsa Kṣetra—specifically the shrine of Vaiṣṇavī Kṣetradūtī near Śrī Daityasūdana.
A pilgrimage instruction: “go” (gacchet) to worship/visit Vaiṣṇavī Kṣetradūtī at her indicated location.