Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25
पृथिवीजयराज्येस्मिन्यत्र प्रबूत मा चिरम् । जना ऊचुः । श्रूयते नैमिषारण्ये सप्तकल्पस्मरो मुनिः
pṛthivījayarājyesminyatra prabūta mā ciram | janā ūcuḥ | śrūyate naimiṣāraṇye saptakalpasmaro muniḥ
في هذا المُلك الذي قهرتَ فيه الأرض—حيث تظنّ أنك حكمتَ منذ زمنٍ غير بعيد—قال الناس: «يُسمَع أنّ في نيميشارانيا ناسكًا (مونيًا) يذكر سبعة كالبات».
Narrator; quoted speech by the people
Tirtha: Naimiṣāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: Villagers describe a legendary sage in Naimiṣāraṇya who remembers seven kalpas. The imagery shifts from city to sacred forest: hermitages, yajña fires, and a timeless atmosphere.
FAQs
Sacred sages preserve dharma and history across immense cycles of time; seeking them is a path to clarity and right understanding.
Naimiṣāraṇya is referenced as the sacred forest where the extraordinary sage resides.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the implied instruction is to go and inquire from the sage.