Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 36
नागा यक्षाश्च गन्धर्वा अस्मिन्क्षेत्रे व्यवस्थिताः । ब्रह्मांडं निर्मितं येन त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम्
nāgā yakṣāśca gandharvā asminkṣetre vyavasthitāḥ | brahmāṃḍaṃ nirmitaṃ yena trailokyaṃ sacarācaram
இந்தக் க்ஷேத்திரத்தில் நாகர், யக்ஷர், கந்தர்வர் உறுதியாகத் தங்கியுள்ளனர். இங்கேயே பிரம்மாண்டத்தையும், அசைவும் அசையாததும் உடைய மும்முலகையும் படைத்த பரம்பொருள் உள்ளான்.
Sārasvata (narrator/teacher) speaking to Bhojarāja (inferred from immediate context leading into Adhyāya 8 dialogue)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (contextually)
Scene: A sacred grove and riverbank in Vastrāpatha: nāgas coiled near subterranean springs, yakṣas as guardian figures at the edges, gandharvas hovering with instruments; above, a vast translucent ‘cosmic egg’ motif containing the three worlds, hinting at the creator’s presence permeating the scene.
FAQs
A true tīrtha is not merely a location; it is a living sacred field where cosmic order and divine presence are palpably established.
Vastrāpatha-kṣetra in the Prabhāsa region (Vastrāpathakṣetra-māhātmya).
No specific ritual is prescribed here; the verse emphasizes the sanctity and cosmic scope of the kṣetra.
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