Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17
ब्राह्मणा ऊचुः । तव मूर्तिं करिष्यामः स्थानेऽत्र प्रपितामह । तस्यां संक्रमणं नित्यं तस्मात्कार्यं त्वयाविभो
brāhmaṇā ūcuḥ | tava mūrtiṃ kariṣyāmaḥ sthāne'tra prapitāmaha | tasyāṃ saṃkramaṇaṃ nityaṃ tasmātkāryaṃ tvayāvibho
Les brāhmanes dirent : «Ô Aïeul vénérable, nous façonnerons ici même ton image sacrée. Aussi, ô Seigneur, daigne y accomplir chaque jour ta descente et ton entrée, afin d’y demeurer sans cesse.»
Brāhmaṇas (ritual specialists in the narrative)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Brāhmaṇas speak in unison, preparing to craft an image (mūrti) at the tīrtha; tools, stone/metal, and ritual items are arranged; they request the lord/forefather to enter the image daily.
FAQs
Sacred place and sacred form cooperate: establishing an image and invoking ongoing divine presence sustains the tīrtha’s living sanctity.
The tīrtha is referenced as ‘here in this place’; the verse itself does not provide the site-name.
Making a mūrti and requesting/ensuring continual divine entry (saṃkramaṇa) into it—an idea akin to ongoing sanctification connected with worship.