Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 62
एतान्येव दिनानीह नायातास्तेन पद्मज । औदुंबरीं वयं श्रुत्वा ह्यपूर्वां तेन संगताः
etānyeva dinānīha nāyātāstena padmaja | auduṃbarīṃ vayaṃ śrutvā hyapūrvāṃ tena saṃgatāḥ
«Ô Né du Lotus (Brahmā), seuls quelques jours se sont écoulés depuis lors. Ayant entendu parler de l’Audumbarī merveilleuse et sans précédent, nous nous sommes rassemblés et sommes venus.»
Unspecified (narrative voice within Nāgara-khaṇḍa; likely a group addressing Brahmā/Padmaja)
Tirtha: Audumbarī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devas speak to Brahmā: only a few days have passed; hearing of the wondrous Audumbarī, they have assembled—suggesting swift celestial travel and collective excitement.
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Śravaṇa (hearing) of a tīrtha’s greatness draws seekers into saṅgati (holy gathering), which is itself a catalyst for dharma and merit.
Audumbarī is highlighted as an extraordinary sacred presence associated with tīrtha-mahātmya in the Nāgara-khaṇḍa context.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; the emphasis is on hearing the mahātmya and assembling in reverence.