Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
ईश्वर उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि यत्र चक्रधरः स्थितः । दंडपाणिश्च देवेशि यत्रैकस्थानसंस्थितः
īśvara uvāca | tato gacchenmahādevi yatra cakradharaḥ sthitaḥ | daṃḍapāṇiśca deveśi yatraikasthānasaṃsthitaḥ
Īśvara bersabda: Kemudian, wahai Mahādevī, hendaklah seseorang pergi ke tempat Cakradhara bersemayam—di tempat yang sama itu juga Daṇḍapāṇi, wahai Dewi para dewa, ditegakkan dan bersthana.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Cakradhara–Daṇḍapāṇi-sthāna (unnamed node in verse)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Īśvara addresses Mahādevī, pointing toward the next tīrtha; in a single sacred precinct stand two shrines/icons: Viṣṇu as Cakradhara holding the discus, and Daṇḍapāṇi holding a staff, both radiating sanctity; pilgrims prepare to depart.
FAQs
Pilgrimage (yātrā) is presented as a disciplined, guided movement through sacred sites where multiple divine presences sanctify a single locale.
A Prabhāsakṣetra location where Cakradhara and Daṇḍapāṇi are co-established (the verse introduces the next stop without naming it explicitly).
The prescription is yātrā itself—“one should go” (gacchet)—as part of the prescribed tīrtha itinerary.