Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
हिरण्यातटमाश्रित्य रक्षार्थं समुपस्थितम् । तत्रैव हीरकं क्षेत्रं तस्मिन्रक्षां करोति सः
hiraṇyātaṭamāśritya rakṣārthaṃ samupasthitam | tatraiva hīrakaṃ kṣetraṃ tasminrakṣāṃ karoti saḥ
ஹிரண்யா கரையைச் சார்ந்து, பாதுகாப்பிற்காக அவர் அங்கேயே நிற்கிறார். அங்கேயே ‘ஹீரக’ க்ஷேத்திரம் உள்ளது; அந்த இடத்தில் அவர் காவல் செய்கிறார்।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Hiraṇyā-taṭa / Hīraka-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Devī/Pārvatī)
Scene: A luminous guardian deity stationed on a riverbank labeled Hiraṇyā; behind him lies a demarcated sacred ‘Hīraka-kṣetra’—shown as a bounded field with small shrines and protective markers.
FAQs
Pilgrimage landscapes are not merely physical; they are ritually protected domains where divine guardians uphold sanctity.
The Hiraṇyā-taṭa (Hiraṇyā riverbank/shore) and the Hīraka Kṣetra within Prabhāsa Kṣetra.
No specific rite is prescribed here; the verse identifies the guardian’s station and protective function at the site.