Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 37
प्रमंथुर इति ख्यातं प्रमोदानन्दमंदिरम् । रक्षां विदधतस्तस्य बहुयत्नेन सर्वशः
pramaṃthura iti khyātaṃ pramodānandamaṃdiram | rakṣāṃ vidadhatastasya bahuyatnena sarvaśaḥ
அந்த காவலன் ‘பிரமந்துரன்’ எனப் புகழ்பெற்றான்—மகிழ்ச்சி ஆனந்தத்தின் ஆலயமாக—எல்லாத் திசைகளிலும் பெரும் முயற்சியுடன் இடையறாது பாதுகாத்தான்.
Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narration style)
Tirtha: Pramanthura (guardian-name within Ayodhyā narrative)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly (contextual)
Scene: The Yakṣa guardian, now famed as Pramanthura, stands at a sanctified threshold—half fierce, half benevolent—radiating an atmosphere of protected bliss while tirelessly warding off harm.
FAQs
Sacred places are upheld by protective order; guardianship symbolizes the preservation of puṇya and dharmic sanctity.
The Ayodhyā tīrtha complex connected with Dhana-Yakṣa and the guardian Pramanthura, near Rukmiṇī-kuṇḍa.
No direct ritual is stated; the verse establishes the guardian’s name and function as part of the site’s māhātmya.