Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
ईश्वर उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि तस्य दक्षिणसंस्थितम् । दुर्गादित्येतिनामानं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्
īśvara uvāca | tato gacchenmahādevi tasya dakṣiṇasaṃsthitam | durgādityetināmānaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam
ஈஸ்வரன் கூறினார்—மகாதேவி! அதன் தெற்கில் அமைந்த, ‘துர்காதித்ய’ எனப்படும், எல்லாப் பாவங்களையும் அழிப்பதான அந்தத் தலத்திற்குச் செல்ல வேண்டும்.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Durgāditya
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Śiva (Īśvara) instructs the Great Goddess about a southern shrine named Durgāditya; in the distance a radiant Sun-temple rises, pilgrims moving along a path with banners and bells.
FAQs
Pilgrimage to named sacred sites is presented as a dharmic means for pāpa-kṣaya (dissolution of sin) through faith and proper approach.
Durgāditya, a southern shrine/site within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra sacred geography.
The verse gives a pilgrimage instruction (“one should go”); detailed worship rules follow in later verses.