Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
अद्यापि तिष्ठते तत्र विरुद्धं रूपमाश्रिता । जनहास्य करं नित्यं तस्मात्सूत वदस्व नः
adyāpi tiṣṭhate tatra viruddhaṃ rūpamāśritā | janahāsya karaṃ nityaṃ tasmātsūta vadasva naḥ
Noch heute verweilt sie dort, eine unharmonische Gestalt annehmend—stets Anlass zum Gelächter der Menschen. Darum, o Sūta, sage uns den Grund.
Ṛṣis (sages)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sūta
Scene: The maiden remains at the shrine in an odd/discordant form; some people laugh while a few devotees show compassion; sages urge Sūta to explain; the contrast between mockery and reverence is central.
FAQs
Outer oddity invites deeper explanation; Purāṇic tīrtha-stories interpret visible phenomena as moral and karmic teachings.
Citrapīṭha, where the narrative claims these forms are still present.
None; the verse requests the narrative cause behind the site’s legend.