Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 37
चंडालस्थल इत्येष प्रसिद्धोसौऽभवत्क्षितौ । तत्र स्थितैर्न चाद्यापि प्रासादो दश्यते हि सः
caṃḍālasthala ityeṣa prasiddhosau'bhavatkṣitau | tatra sthitairna cādyāpi prāsādo daśyate hi saḥ
Ce lieu devint célèbre sur la terre sous le nom de « Caṇḍālasthala ». Et pour ceux qui y demeurent, même aujourd’hui, on n’y voit certes aucun temple semblable à un palais.
Narrator (contextual; purāṇic narrator within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Caṇḍālasthala
Type: kshetra
Scene: A quiet, open patch of earth marked as Caṇḍālasthala; no towering temple is present—only subtle signs: a simple marker, a tree, a small lamp, pilgrims standing in contemplation.
FAQs
Sacred geography preserves moral memory: a place-name can become a lasting reminder of dharma and adharma.
Caṇḍālasthala, a named spot within the Dharmāraṇya sacred landscape, is explicitly established.
None; it provides sthala-etymology and a descriptive tradition about the absence of a visible prāsāda.