Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 36
तद्वशेऽदाच्च स मुनिर्धनं सकलमुत्तमम् । तद्रक्षायै प्रयत्नेन यक्षं स्थापितवानसौ
tadvaśe'dācca sa munirdhanaṃ sakalamuttamam | tadrakṣāyai prayatnena yakṣaṃ sthāpitavānasau
Setelah menundukkan mereka, resi itu menyebabkan seluruh harta yang mulia diserahkan. Lalu, dengan usaha yang bersungguh-sungguh demi penjagaannya, baginda menempatkan seorang Yakṣa sebagai pengawal.
Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narration style)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā (Sarayū-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly (contextual)
Scene: Viśvāmitra, austere and radiant, compels the transfer of excellent wealth and ritually stations a Yakṣa as guardian—an unseen protective presence at the edge of the sacred precinct.
FAQs
Power and wealth are to be restrained and protected within dharmic order, not left to chaos or exploitation.
The Ayodhyā tīrtha associated with the Dhana-Yakṣa tradition and guardianship motif.
None; it describes the establishment of a guardian Yakṣa as part of the site’s sacred history.