Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 9
पश्चिमे स्थापितो भानुरुत्तरे च स्वयंभुवः । धर्मेश्वरोत्पत्तिवृत्तमाख्यातं तत्तवाग्रतः
paścime sthāpito bhānuruttare ca svayaṃbhuvaḥ | dharmeśvarotpattivṛttamākhyātaṃ tattavāgrataḥ
مغرب میں بھانو (سورج) کو قائم کیا گیا اور شمال میں سویمبھو؛ اور دھرمیشور کی پیدائش کا حال تمہارے سامنے پہلے بیان کیا جا چکا ہے۔
Vyāsa
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: The western quarter shows Bhānu installed with radiant aura; the northern quarter holds Svayaṃbhu, self-manifest and serene. A narrator gestures as if recalling the already-told origin of Dharmeśvara.
FAQs
Sacred places integrate cosmic order—sunlight, creation, and dharma—into a protective spiritual geography.
Satyamaṃdira’s sanctified directional mandala within Dharmāraṇya.
None directly; it summarizes installations and recalls an earlier origin narrative.