Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 1
ऋषय ऊचुः । शिवक्षेत्राणि यैर्विप्रैः समानीतानि तत्र च । तेषां सर्वाणि गोत्राणि वद सूतज विस्तरात्
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | śivakṣetrāṇi yairvipraiḥ samānītāni tatra ca | teṣāṃ sarvāṇi gotrāṇi vada sūtaja vistarāt
ঋষিসকলে ক’লে: “হে সূতপুত্ৰ! যিসকল বিপ্ৰে শিৱৰ পবিত্ৰ ক্ষেত্ৰসমূহ ইয়ালৈ আনি স্থাপন কৰিলে, তেওঁলোক সকলোৰে গোত্ৰ বিস্তাৰে ক’।”
Ṛṣis (Sages)
Tirtha: Śiva-kṣetras established in Camatkāra-pura / Hāṭakeśvara region (as a set)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: Forest assembly of sages questioning Sūta: scrolls and ritual implements nearby; behind them, a visionary tableau of multiple Śiva-kṣetras being ‘carried’—miniature liṅgas, sacred waters, and temple icons—toward a new city.
FAQs
Sacred places are preserved through dharmic transmission—remembering the founders’ lineages honors continuity of tīrtha-tradition.
The verse introduces the topic broadly—multiple Śiva-kṣetras associated with the Nāgarakhaṇḍa setting (detailed later in the chapter).
No direct ritual is prescribed here; it is an inquiry requesting genealogical and tīrtha-related details.