Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29
तस्मात्परिचरिष्यामि क्षेत्रेऽत्रैव व्यवस्थिता । किं करिष्यामि संप्राप्य गृहं पुत्रं विनाकृता
tasmātparicariṣyāmi kṣetre'traiva vyavasthitā | kiṃ kariṣyāmi saṃprāpya gṛhaṃ putraṃ vinākṛtā
«C’est pourquoi je demeurerai ici même, établie dans ce kṣetra sacré, et je servirai (la Déesse). Que ferais-je en rentrant chez moi, moi qui ai été rendue privée de mon fils ?»
Revatī (implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: At the edge of a sacred precinct, the woman resolves to remain there, turning away from the imagined home; her posture shifts from collapse to determination, hands folded in service.
FAQs
When worldly supports collapse, the Purāṇic path redirects the devotee toward kṣetra-sevā (service in a holy place) and steadfast worship.
The immediate glorification is of ‘this kṣetra’ within the Nāgara Khaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya context; the excerpt emphasizes the sanctity of remaining at the holy site.
A vow-like intention is stated: to remain in the kṣetra and perform paricaryā (devotional service).