Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 59
चित्रांगद उवाच । अहं चित्रांगदोनाम गन्धर्वस्त्रिदिवौकसाम् । तीर्थयात्राप्रसंगेन क्षेत्रेऽस्मिन्समुपागतः
citrāṃgada uvāca | ahaṃ citrāṃgadonāma gandharvastridivaukasām | tīrthayātrāprasaṃgena kṣetre'sminsamupāgataḥ
Citrāṃgada sprach: „Ich heiße Citrāṃgada, ein Gandharva unter den Himmelsbewohnern. Aus Anlass einer Pilgerreise bin ich an diesen heiligen Ort gekommen.“
Citrāṃgada (Gandharva)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Citrāṃgada, a radiant Gandharva, introduces himself with folded hands or poised stance; celestial aura contrasts with the earthy grove of the kṣetra; hints of musical motifs (vīṇā) accompany his identity.
FAQs
Even celestial beings seek purification and merit through tīrthayātrā, affirming the dharmic power of pilgrimage.
The verse introduces a revered kṣetra within the Nāgara Khaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya; the specific site is clarified by the surrounding narrative of Adhyāya 144.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; it frames the context of pilgrimage (tīrthayātrā) as the motivating dharmic act.