किंचित्काश्या उदीच्यां च गत्वा देवेन चक्रिणा । स्वस्थित्यै कल्पितं स्थानं धर्मक्षेत्रमितीरितम्
kiṃcitkāśyā udīcyāṃ ca gatvā devena cakriṇā | svasthityai kalpitaṃ sthānaṃ dharmakṣetramitīritam
کاشی کے کچھ شمال کی طرف جا کر چکر دھاری پروردگار نے اپنے قیام کے لیے ایک مقام بنایا؛ اسے ‘دھرم کھیتر’ یعنی میدانِ دھرم کہا جاتا ہے۔
Skanda
Tirtha: Dharmakṣetra (north of Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Muni (unnamed sage)
Scene: Viṣṇu, bearing the discus, moves slightly north of Kāśī and establishes a dedicated abode called Dharmakṣetra.
Holy geography is dharma made visible: divine abodes establish ‘fields’ where righteousness is supported and practiced.
A place north of Kāśī identified as Dharmakṣetra, associated with Viṣṇu’s abiding.
No specific rite is stated; the focus is on identifying and honoring the sacred site as Dharmakṣetra.