Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 37
चंडालस्थल इत्येष प्रसिद्धोसौऽभवत्क्षितौ । तत्र स्थितैर्न चाद्यापि प्रासादो दश्यते हि सः
caṃḍālasthala ityeṣa prasiddhosau'bhavatkṣitau | tatra sthitairna cādyāpi prāsādo daśyate hi saḥ
Dieser Ort wurde auf Erden als „Caṇḍālasthala“ berühmt. Und für die, die dort verweilen, ist selbst bis heute dort wahrlich kein palastgleiches Tempelgebäude zu sehen.
Narrator (contextual; purāṇic narrator within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Caṇḍālasthala
Type: kshetra
Scene: A quiet, open patch of earth marked as Caṇḍālasthala; no towering temple is present—only subtle signs: a simple marker, a tree, a small lamp, pilgrims standing in contemplation.
FAQs
Sacred geography preserves moral memory: a place-name can become a lasting reminder of dharma and adharma.
Caṇḍālasthala, a named spot within the Dharmāraṇya sacred landscape, is explicitly established.
None; it provides sthala-etymology and a descriptive tradition about the absence of a visible prāsāda.