Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11
नैरृतं दलमास्थाय भगवान्दुष्टदर्पहा । गृहस्थस्य सदा शत्रुविनाशं विदधाति सः
nairṛtaṃ dalamāsthāya bhagavānduṣṭadarpahā | gṛhasthasya sadā śatruvināśaṃ vidadhāti saḥ
Établi dans le quartier de Nairṛta, le Seigneur Bienheureux—qui brise l’orgueil des méchants—opère sans cesse la ruine des ennemis du maître de maison.
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)
Scene: A householder’s shrine diagram showing the southwest quarter; the Lord stands there as a guardian, subduing dark, arrogant figures symbolizing wickedness; the household remains calm and protected.
FAQs
Divine order protects the righteous householder when worship is aligned with prescribed sacred directions and discipline.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it conveys a dharmic benefit tied to directional worship within the chapter’s māhātmya.
The verse indicates a deity’s placement/adoration in the Nairṛta (southwest) quarter as a means to secure protection and enemy-destruction.