Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
श्रीदैत्यसूदनाद्देवि नान्यास्ति भुवि देवता । यवाकारं तु तस्यैव क्षेत्रपातकनाशनम्
śrīdaityasūdanāddevi nānyāsti bhuvi devatā | yavākāraṃ tu tasyaiva kṣetrapātakanāśanam
โอ้เทวี บนแผ่นดินนี้ไม่มีเทวะอื่นใดนอกจากศรีไทตยสูทนะ แม้เพียงขอบเขต/รูปกำหนดที่เกี่ยวเนื่องกับพระองค์ ซึ่งเรียกว่า ‘ยวาการะ’ ก็ยังทำลายบาปอันเกี่ยวกับเขตศักดิ์สิทธิ์นี้ได้
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Daityasūdana-sthāna within Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: Daityasūdana (Viṣṇu) standing in majestic form, holding conch and discus, with subdued demon figures at his feet; a marked sacred boundary/measure (yava-grain motif or small measured plot) glowing to show that even a tiny extent purifies; pilgrims bowing at the threshold.
FAQs
Exclusive refuge in the deity of the kṣetra is emphasized; his presence is declared uniquely sin-destroying.
Daityasūdana’s Viṣṇu-kṣetra within Prabhāsa, including its distinctive described extent/form (yavākāra).
Implicitly, approaching/recognizing the deity’s sacred locus; the verse stresses the purifying power of the kṣetra itself.