ततः क्षेत्रपतीन्देवाश्चतुःषष्टिं महेश्वरम् । सिद्धेयं नाम क्षेत्रस्य रक्षार्थं निदधुः स्वयम्
tataḥ kṣetrapatīndevāścatuḥṣaṣṭiṃ maheśvaram | siddheyaṃ nāma kṣetrasya rakṣārthaṃ nidadhuḥ svayam
پھر دیوتاؤں نے خود چونسٹھ مہیشوروں کو کْشیتْرپتی (مقدس میدان کے نگہبان) مقرر کیا، تاکہ ‘سِدّھےیا’ نامی کْشیتْر کی حفاظت ہو۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Siddheyā-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A cosmic mandala over Siddheyā-kṣetra: 64 fierce yet auspicious Mahēśvaras stationed in a ring, each holding trident/drum, facing outward to guard; the liṅga and Devī at the center.
A kṣetra is not merely land but a protected spiritual jurisdiction, upheld by divinely appointed guardians to preserve dharma and devotion.
Siddheyā-kṣetra (explicitly named).
The verse describes divine appointment/establishment of kṣetrapatis; it implies the tradition of honoring kṣetra-guardians at the site.