Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 34
तस्य रक्षार्थमत्यर्थं रक्षितो यक्षौच्चकैः । विश्वामित्रो मुनिः पूर्वं यदा चैव पराजयत्
tasya rakṣārthamatyarthaṃ rakṣito yakṣauccakaiḥ | viśvāmitro muniḥ pūrvaṃ yadā caiva parājayat
அந்த செல்வத்தை மிகக் கடுமையாகக் காக்க, அச்சமூட்டும் யக்ஷ வீரர்கள் காவல் காத்தனர். முற்காலத்தில் முனி விஸ்வாமித்ரர் அவர்களை வென்று தோற்கடித்தபோது...
Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narration style)
Tirtha: Dhana-Yakṣa tīrtha (treasure-guarded spot)
Type: kshetra/kund (vicinity)
Scene: A dramatic tableau: fierce yakṣa guardians around a hidden treasure; sage Viśvāmitra radiating tejas, subduing/defeating them; the sacred spot glowing as conflict resolves into sanctity.
FAQs
Spiritual power rooted in tapas and dharma can overcome even supernatural guardianship and worldly obstacles.
The Ayodhyā area associated with Rukmiṇī-kuṇḍa and the Dhana-Yakṣa tradition.
None; this is narrative context establishing the tīrtha’s legendary background.