Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
जना ऊचुः । चमत्कारपुरे सूर्यो याज्ञवल्क्यप्रतिष्ठितः । अस्ति विप्र श्रुतोऽस्माभिः सद्यः प्रत्ययकारकः
janā ūcuḥ | camatkārapure sūryo yājñavalkyapratiṣṭhitaḥ | asti vipra śruto'smābhiḥ sadyaḥ pratyayakārakaḥ
Le peuple dit : «À Camatkārapura se trouve Sūrya, le Soleil, établi par Yājñavalkya. Ô brāhmane, nous avons entendu qu’il est bien là, donnant une certitude immédiate : il accorde des fruits prompts et tangibles.»
Janāḥ (the people)
Tirtha: Camatkārapura (Sūrya-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Locals reveal: in Camatkārapura stands Sūrya, consecrated by Yājñavalkya, famed for granting immediate assurance and results.
FAQs
A tīrtha gains enduring sanctity through righteous consecration and becomes renowned for swift spiritual and worldly boons.
Camatkārapura, where a Sūrya shrine consecrated by Yājñavalkya is praised.
No specific rite here; the verse identifies the deity (Sūrya) and the consecrator (Yājñavalkya) and highlights immediate fruit.