Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 103
वाडवानां महिम्ना च मध्ये स्थातुं न तेऽशकन् । पतितानां च संस्थानं चमत्कारपुरं गताः
vāḍavānāṃ mahimnā ca madhye sthātuṃ na te'śakan | patitānāṃ ca saṃsthānaṃ camatkārapuraṃ gatāḥ
Et, en raison de la puissance (mahimā) des Vāḍavas, ils ne purent demeurer au milieu de ce lieu; aussi gagnèrent-ils Camatkārapura, un établissement associé aux déchus.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa; specific speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Tirtha: Camatkārapura
Type: kshetra
Scene: A radiant central zone (madhya) guarded by fiery Vāḍava energy; dark figures recoil and travel to a strange city labeled Camatkārapura, depicted as liminal and uncanny.
FAQs
Spiritual power associated with certain beings or locales can repel adharma; one’s inner state determines where one can truly dwell.
Camatkārapura is explicitly named as a place reached in the narrative; further glorification (if any) lies in surrounding verses of the māhātmya.
No ritual action is prescribed in this verse.