Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
बुधेश्वरात्पश्चिमतो ह्यजादेव्यग्निगोचरे । तस्या धनुः पंचकेन नातिदूरे व्यवस्थितम्
budheśvarātpaścimato hyajādevyagnigocare | tasyā dhanuḥ paṃcakena nātidūre vyavasthitam
ਬੁਧੇਸ਼ਵਰ ਤੋਂ ਪੱਛਮ ਵੱਲ, ਅਜਾਦੇਵੀ ਦੀ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਅਗਨੀ ਦੇ ਨੇੜੇ, ਉਹ ਸਥਾਨ ਪੰਜ ਧਨੁ ਦੇ ਮਾਪ ਜਿਤਨੀ ਦੂਰੀ ‘ਤੇ, ਬਹੁਤ ਦੂਰ ਨਹੀਂ, ਸਥਿਤ ਹੈ।
Īśvara (Śiva) (continuing discourse to Devī)
Tirtha: Śanaiścaraiśvara (located relative to Budheśvara and Ajādevī-agni)
Type: temple
Listener: Devī
Scene: A pilgrim’s map come alive: Budheśvara shrine as a reference point, Ajādevī’s fire altar glowing, and a short westward path (five dhanu) leading to Śanaiścaraiśvara; emphasis on spatial clarity and sacred markers.
FAQs
Purāṇic tīrtha literature preserves sacred geography—directions and landmarks—to guide pilgrims to merit-bearing shrines.
The Śanaiścaraiśvara shrine (context) located west of Budheśvara near Ajādevī’s fire precinct in Prabhāsakṣetra.
None explicitly; it provides pilgrimage-location guidance using landmarks and distance (five dhanu).