Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33
मंत्रं चक्रे समं देवैस्तत्र देवस्य रक्षणे । यथा स्यादुद्यमः सम्यक्तस्मिन्नहनि सर्वदा
maṃtraṃ cakre samaṃ devaistatra devasya rakṣaṇe | yathā syādudyamaḥ samyaktasminnahani sarvadā
ثم وضع خطةً مع الآلهة لحماية تلك الألوهة، لكي يكون سعيهم في ذلك اليوم بعينه منطلقًا على الوجه القويم دائمًا بلا إخفاق.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Indra convenes an assembly of gods in a celestial council; a map-like vision of the kṣetra and its liṅga appears, and the gods pledge coordinated protection for the decisive day.
FAQs
Sacred power is honored through active guardianship—devotion includes responsibility to protect holy symbols and places.
The kṣetra of the revered liṅga (Vṛṣanātha context) whose protection becomes central to the narrative.
No personal rite; it describes collective preparation focused on a particular sacred day.