Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
स त्वं वद महाभाग कस्माद्देशात्समागतः । मम चित्तहरो वापि तीर्थे धर्मिष्ठसंश्रये
sa tvaṃ vada mahābhāga kasmāddeśātsamāgataḥ | mama cittaharo vāpi tīrthe dharmiṣṭhasaṃśraye
So tell me, O fortunate one: from what land have you come? And why have you stolen my heart here at this tīrtha, a refuge of those most steadfast in dharma?
Menakā
Type: sangam
Listener: fortunate traveler/brāhmaṇa (addressed as mahābhāga)
Scene: Menakā, softened by attraction, questions a traveler at a sacred ford; the tīrtha is shown as serene—steps to water, a small shrine, and ascetics nearby.
FAQs
Even in a holy place famed as a shelter of dharma, the aspirant may face distractions; the setting heightens the importance of inner restraint.
The verse praises the tīrtha as a ‘refuge of the most righteous,’ but does not specify its proper name in this excerpt.
No specific rite is stated; the emphasis is on the sanctity of the tīrtha and the ethical atmosphere associated with it.