Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 65
सूर्यक्षेत्रं समाख्यातमिदं गव्यूतिमात्रकम् । अत्र स्थाने स्थिता येपि तेषां स्वर्गो ध्रुवं भवेत्
sūryakṣetraṃ samākhyātamidaṃ gavyūtimātrakam | atra sthāne sthitā yepi teṣāṃ svargo dhruvaṃ bhavet
یہ مقام سورَی کْشَیتر کے نام سے مشہور ہے، جس کی وسعت صرف ایک گویوتی بھر ہے۔ جو بھی اس حد کے اندر رہتا ہے، اس کے لیے یقیناً سَورگ مقدر ہو جاتا ہے۔
Ṛṣayaḥ (the sages)
Tirtha: Sūrya-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Vālmīki
Scene: A bounded sacred precinct around the nimba-root shrine is shown, with pilgrims residing in simple huts; above, a radiant solar disc signifies Sūrya-kṣetra; the sages proclaim assured heaven for residents.
FAQs
Even a small sacred boundary becomes vast in merit when it is a divinely charged kṣetra; association with it yields great spiritual fruit.
Sūryakṣetra within Prabhāsa-kṣetra, measured as a gavyūti.
No specific rite is mandated; the verse emphasizes the merit of staying/dwelling within the kṣetra.