Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10
हाटकेश्वरजे क्षेत्रे दक्षयज्ञे मनोहरे । विवाहो वृषयानस्य मनौ स्वायंभुवे पुरा
hāṭakeśvaraje kṣetre dakṣayajñe manohare | vivāho vṛṣayānasya manau svāyaṃbhuve purā
Tại thánh địa Hāṭakeśvara—trong lễ tế Dakṣa đầy quyến rũ—thuở xa xưa, vào thời Svāyaṃbhuva Manu, đã diễn ra hôn lễ của Vṛṣayāna.
Ṛṣayaḥ (continuing inquiry/statement in the dialogue frame)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: A grand yajña arena in Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra: fire altars, priests, devas; the narrative alludes to Dakṣa’s captivating sacrifice, with Śiva’s presence implied as central to the locale’s sanctity.
FAQs
A tīrtha is portrayed as a meeting-point of cosmic history—yajña, lineage, and dharmic memory.
Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra, associated here with Dakṣa’s yajña narrative.
No direct prescription; yajña is referenced as the sacred setting.