Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20
एवमुक्तः स तेनाथ गत्वा तत्क्षेत्रमुत्तमम् । प्रतिष्ठाप्य च देवीं तां पूजयामास भक्तितः
evamuktaḥ sa tenātha gatvā tatkṣetramuttamam | pratiṣṭhāpya ca devīṃ tāṃ pūjayāmāsa bhaktitaḥ
اس کی ہدایت سن کر وہ پھر اس بہترین کشتَر میں گیا؛ اور اس دیوی کی پرتیِشٹھا کر کے عقیدت سے اس کی پوجا کرنے لگا۔
Narrator
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim arrives at the sacred field, installs the Goddess (pratiṣṭhā) and performs pūjā with lamps, flowers, and mantra—devotion made visible.
FAQs
Right instruction leads to right action: reaching a tīrtha, establishing the deity, and worshipping with bhakti.
The “excellent kṣetra” is the Hāṭakeśvara sacred area highlighted in this chapter.
Pratiṣṭhā (ritual installation) of the Devī followed by devoted pūjā.