Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37
यथा नष्टः पशुस्तस्य कृता यद्वदवेक्षणा । यथा प्रदक्षिणा जाता चमत्कारपुरस्य तु
yathā naṣṭaḥ paśustasya kṛtā yadvadavekṣaṇā | yathā pradakṣiṇā jātā camatkārapurasya tu
Comment son animal perdu fut retrouvé et comment la recherche fut menée; et comment eut lieu la pradakṣiṇā, la circumambulation sacrée de Camatkārapura.
Sūta (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Camatkārapura
Type: kshetra
Listener: Munis / brāhmaṇa-sattamas
Scene: A search party looks for a lost animal across a sacred town; the narrative culminates in a devotional circumambulation of Camatkārapura—procession moving clockwise around a central shrine or sacred core, with signs of miracle and relief.
FAQs
Pilgrimage acts like pradakṣiṇā are presented as pivotal devotional actions within tīrtha narratives.
Camatkārapura is explicitly mentioned as the place around which pradakṣiṇā was performed.
Pradakṣiṇā (circumambulation) is referenced as a key devotional act connected to the sacred place.