Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 1
व्यास उवाच । शंभोश्च पश्चिमे भागे स्थापितः कश्यपात्मजः । तत्रास्ति तन्महाभाग रविक्षेत्रं तदुच्यते
vyāsa uvāca | śaṃbhośca paścime bhāge sthāpitaḥ kaśyapātmajaḥ | tatrāsti tanmahābhāga ravikṣetraṃ taducyate
พระวยาสะกล่าวว่า “ทางทิศตะวันตกของพระศัมภู มีบุตรแห่งกัศยปะประดิษฐานอยู่ ณ ที่นั้น โอ้ท่านผู้ประเสริฐ มีเขตศักดิ์สิทธิ์ที่เรียกว่า ‘รวิกเษตร’”
Vyāsa
Tirtha: Ravikṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Vyāsa narrates a sacred map: to the west of a Śambhu locus stands Kaśyapa’s son, marking the entrance/identity of Ravikṣetra; the scene feels like unveiling a pilgrimage landscape.
FAQs
Sacred landscapes are mapped through divine installations; knowing a tīrtha’s placement is itself part of Mahātmya.
Ravikṣetra is named as the sacred kṣetra situated on the western side of Śambhu (Śiva).
No explicit rite is stated; the verse introduces the tīrtha’s location and sanctified establishment.