Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
तव पित्रा समं प्राप्ताः पूर्वं ये राक्षसा नृप । हाटकेश्वरजे क्षेत्रे विभीषणपुरःसराः
tava pitrā samaṃ prāptāḥ pūrvaṃ ye rākṣasā nṛpa | hāṭakeśvaraje kṣetre vibhīṣaṇapuraḥsarāḥ
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Petitioners/reporters to King Kuśa (implied by direct address 'nṛpa')
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Kuśa (addressed as nṛpa)
Scene: A delegation led by Vibhīṣaṇa arrives at Hāṭakeśvara’s sacred field; banners and weapons are lowered in reverence; the kṣetra’s western expanse is visible, suggesting the later liṅga installations.
FAQs
Even famed beings and lineages can become instruments of disturbance when a kṣetra’s sanctity is compromised; vigilance in protecting holy places is part of dharma.
Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra is named as the sacred field central to this episode.
None directly; the verse identifies the intruders and the location.