Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
ईश्वर उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि तस्माद्वै कौरवेश्वरीम् । यस्य नाम्ना कुरुक्षेत्रं तेन साराधिता पुरा
īśvara uvāca | tato gacchenmahādevi tasmādvai kauraveśvarīm | yasya nāmnā kurukṣetraṃ tena sārādhitā purā
ایشور نے فرمایا: “پھر اے مہادیوی! وہاں سے کوروَیشوری کے پاس جانا چاہیے؛ جس کے نام ہی سے کوروکشیتر مشہور ہے، اور جس کی قدیم زمانے میں پوری عقیدت سے پرستش کی گئی تھی۔”
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Kauraveśvarī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Śiva addresses Devī, directing her onward to the shrine of Kauraveśvarī; the scene suggests a sacred itinerary linking Prabhāsa to the famed dharma-field of Kurukṣetra.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is presented as a disciplined movement through sanctified sites, guided by divine instruction and ancient precedent.
The shrine/holy presence of the Goddess Kauraveśvarī, connected by name and fame to Kurukṣetra.
A prescription of yātrā (going/visiting): one should proceed to Kauraveśvarī as part of the sacred itinerary.