Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 148
स तथेति प्रतिज्ञाय ब्राह्मणान्नगरोद्भवान् । तत्रैव स्वाश्रमं कृत्वा पूजयामास शंकरम्
sa tatheti pratijñāya brāhmaṇānnagarodbhavān | tatraiva svāśramaṃ kṛtvā pūjayāmāsa śaṃkaram
Jene in der Stadt geborenen Brahmanen sprachen: „So sei es“, und gelobten es. Dann errichteten sie dort sogleich ihren eigenen Āśrama und verehrten Śaṅkara (Śiva).
Narrator
Tirtha: Kapālamocana
Type: tirtha
Scene: A group of brāhmaṇas erect simple hermitage huts near the tīrtha, kindle sacred fires, and perform Śiva pūjā at dawn; the scene emphasizes orderly routine and sacred settlement.
FAQs
True reverence for a tīrtha expresses itself as sustained practice—creating a sacred life of worship, not merely a one-time visit.
The Kapālamocana/Vātakeśvara-kṣetra area where Śaṅkara is worshipped.
Founding an āśrama (religious dwelling) and performing ongoing worship (pūjā) of Śiva.