Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21
देवशर्मा तु विप्रेंद्रः कुलीनः सर्वशास्त्रवित् । तस्य तु ब्राह्मणी नाम्ना सत्यभामेति विश्रुता
devaśarmā tu vipreṃdraḥ kulīnaḥ sarvaśāstravit | tasya tu brāhmaṇī nāmnā satyabhāmeti viśrutā
كان هناك براهمنٌ جليل يُدعى ديفاشرما، شريفَ النسب، عارفًا بجميع الشاسترا. وكانت زوجته، وهي براهمنية، مشهورة باسم ساتياباما، معروفة بين الناس.
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in a Māhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Camatkārapura (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Introduction of Devaśarmā, a venerable brāhmaṇa scholar, and his renowned wife Satyabhāmā—an orderly, sattvic household with manuscripts, ritual vessels, and calm dignity.
FAQs
It establishes the dhārmic setting by presenting exemplary brāhmaṇa characters—noble conduct and śāstra-knowledge as the ground for a tīrtha-māhātmya episode.
The verse is within a Tīrthamāhātmya chapter of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa, but this specific śloka does not name the tīrtha explicitly.
None in this verse; it is introductory characterization.
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