Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
दण्डपाणेस्तु भवनाद्दक्षिणे नातिदूरगम् । चंड्या प्रतिष्ठितं पूर्वं चण्डेनाराधितं ततः
daṇḍapāṇestu bhavanāddakṣiṇe nātidūragam | caṃḍyā pratiṣṭhitaṃ pūrvaṃ caṇḍenārādhitaṃ tataḥ
தண்டபாணியின் இல்லத்தின் தெற்கே, அதிகத் தூரமல்ல; இது முன்பு சண்டியால் பிரதிஷ்டை செய்யப்பட்டது; பின்னர் சண்டனால் ஆராதிக்கப்பட்டது।
Śiva (Īśvara) (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Caṇḍeśvara shrine (near Daṇḍapāṇi) in Prabhāsa
Type: temple
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A small shrine south of Daṇḍapāṇi’s abode; Caṇḍī is shown establishing the sacred emblem, while Caṇḍa later performs worship with offerings.
FAQs
A kṣetra’s sanctity is reinforced by divine establishment (pratiṣṭhā) and devoted worship (ārādhana), linking deity, devotee, and place.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, mapping the shrine south of Daṇḍapāṇi’s abode associated with Caṇḍī and Caṇḍa.
No detailed rite; the verse records the shrine’s origin story—establishment by Caṇḍī and worship by Caṇḍa.