Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32
ये चान्ये राक्षसाः केचिद्दुष्टभावसमाश्रिताः । तत्र गच्छंति ये सर्वे निगृह्णंति च तत्क्षणात्
ye cānye rākṣasāḥ kecidduṣṭabhāvasamāśritāḥ | tatra gacchaṃti ye sarve nigṛhṇaṃti ca tatkṣaṇāt
„Und welche anderen Rākṣasas auch immer, falls es welche gibt, die an böser Gesinnung festhalten — alle, die dorthin gehen, werden in eben diesem Augenblick bezwungen.“
Brahmā
Tirtha: Nāgara-kṣetra / Camatkārapura (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Wicked rākṣasas step toward the sanctified zone and are instantly immobilized by a radiant force—like invisible hands of dharma—while the city’s sacred light intensifies.
FAQs
A true tīrtha-space is not merely scenic; it is morally charged—adharma loses force where dharma is established.
The verse continues describing the protective spiritual field around the Nāgara/Camatkārapura sacred region.
None; it states the immediate restraining power present in that sanctified domain.