Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
ईश्वर उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि संवर्तेश्वरमुत्तमम् । इन्द्रेश्वरात्पश्चिमतः पूर्वतश्चार्कभास्करात
īśvara uvāca | tato gacchenmahādevi saṃvarteśvaramuttamam | indreśvarātpaścimataḥ pūrvataścārkabhāskarāta
Īśvara disse: “Depois, ó grande Deusa, deve-se ir ao excelentíssimo Saṃvarteśvara—situado a oeste de Indreśvara e a leste de Arkabhāskara.”
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Saṃvarteśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Śiva instructs Devī, while a stylized map-like vista shows three shrines aligned: Indreśvara, Saṃvarteśvara, Arkabhāskara, with pilgrims moving along a path.
FAQs
Sacred places are approached with intentionality—knowing their interrelation in the tīrtha-mandala strengthens pilgrimage as a dharmic act.
Saṃvarteśvara, positioned between Indreśvara and Arkabhāskara within Prabhāsakṣetra.
The instruction is to visit Saṃvarteśvara, specified via directional markers from neighboring shrines.