Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 7
परितः स्थंडिलं दिक्षु सर्वरत्नमयं तु ते । तत्र हृष्टाश्चाप्सरसो ननृतुर्दशधा शुभाः
paritaḥ sthaṃḍilaṃ dikṣu sarvaratnamayaṃ tu te | tatra hṛṣṭāścāpsaraso nanṛturdaśadhā śubhāḥ
சுற்றிலும் எல்லாத் திசைகளிலும் அவர்கள் எல்லா ரத்தினங்களாலும் அலங்கரிக்கப்பட்ட புனிதமான நிலத்தளத்தை அமைத்தனர். அங்கே மங்களமான அப்சரஸ்கள் மகிழ்ந்து பத்துவிதமாக நடனமாடினர்.
Sūta (narrator) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Ratna-sthāṇḍila around Jaya-stambha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A jewel-adorned sacred platform is formed in all directions around the pillar; ten groups of Apsarases dance joyfully, filling the space with rhythmic symmetry.
FAQs
When a place is consecrated, it becomes a festive sacred landscape—beauty and devotion together mark the descent of divine auspiciousness.
The consecrated precinct around the victory-pillar (future Stambheśvara area) is described as a jewel-like sacred ground.
Preparation of a sthaṇḍila (ritual platform/level ground) as part of the installation festivities.