Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
श्रीदैत्यसूदनाद्देवि नान्यास्ति भुवि देवता । यवाकारं तु तस्यैव क्षेत्रपातकनाशनम्
śrīdaityasūdanāddevi nānyāsti bhuvi devatā | yavākāraṃ tu tasyaiva kṣetrapātakanāśanam
اے دیوی، زمین پر شری دَیتیہ سُودن کے سوا کوئی اور دیوتا نہیں۔ اسی سے منسوب یہ ‘یَوَاکار’ ہی اس کھیتر کے گناہوں کو مٹا دینے والا ہے۔
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Daityasūdana-sthāna within Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: Daityasūdana (Viṣṇu) standing in majestic form, holding conch and discus, with subdued demon figures at his feet; a marked sacred boundary/measure (yava-grain motif or small measured plot) glowing to show that even a tiny extent purifies; pilgrims bowing at the threshold.
FAQs
Exclusive refuge in the deity of the kṣetra is emphasized; his presence is declared uniquely sin-destroying.
Daityasūdana’s Viṣṇu-kṣetra within Prabhāsa, including its distinctive described extent/form (yavākāra).
Implicitly, approaching/recognizing the deity’s sacred locus; the verse stresses the purifying power of the kṣetra itself.