Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 1
ऋषय ऊचुः । शिवक्षेत्राणि यैर्विप्रैः समानीतानि तत्र च । तेषां सर्वाणि गोत्राणि वद सूतज विस्तरात्
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | śivakṣetrāṇi yairvipraiḥ samānītāni tatra ca | teṣāṃ sarvāṇi gotrāṇi vada sūtaja vistarāt
The sages said: “O Sūta’s son, explain in detail the lineages (gotras) of all those brāhmaṇas by whom the sacred Śiva-sites were brought there and established.”
Ṛṣis (Sages)
Tirtha: Śiva-kṣetras established in Camatkāra-pura / Hāṭakeśvara region (as a set)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: Forest assembly of sages questioning Sūta: scrolls and ritual implements nearby; behind them, a visionary tableau of multiple Śiva-kṣetras being ‘carried’—miniature liṅgas, sacred waters, and temple icons—toward a new city.
FAQs
Sacred places are preserved through dharmic transmission—remembering the founders’ lineages honors continuity of tīrtha-tradition.
The verse introduces the topic broadly—multiple Śiva-kṣetras associated with the Nāgarakhaṇḍa setting (detailed later in the chapter).
No direct ritual is prescribed here; it is an inquiry requesting genealogical and tīrtha-related details.