Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
देव्युवाच । कस्मिन्स्थाने स्थिता देव दूत्यस्ताः क्षेत्ररक्षिकाः । कस्य ताः कथमाराध्याः कथं पूज्या जगत्पते
devyuvāca | kasminsthāne sthitā deva dūtyastāḥ kṣetrarakṣikāḥ | kasya tāḥ kathamārādhyāḥ kathaṃ pūjyā jagatpate
தேவி கூறினாள்—ஹே ஜகத்பதே! அந்தக் க்ஷேத்ரரக்ஷக தூதிகள் எந்த இடத்தில் நிலைகொண்டுள்ளனர்? அவர்கள் யாருடைய பணியாளர்கள்? அவர்களை எவ்வாறு ஆராதித்து, எவ்வாறு பூஜிக்க வேண்டும்?
Devī (Pārvatī/Śakti)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Īśvara (Śiva)
Scene: Umā (Devī) respectfully questions Īśvara about the dūtīs who guard Prabhāsa-kṣetra—where they stand, whose attendants they are, and the correct mode of worship.
FAQs
Proper pilgrimage includes inquiry into place-based divinities—where they reside, whom they serve, and the correct mode of worship.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, described as protected by kṣetra-rakṣikā dūtīs.
A request for instructions on ārādhana and pūjā of the kṣetra-guardians (details expected in following verses).