Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 50
स तां दृष्ट्वाऽब्रवीद्वाक्यं वत्स शिष्य करोम्यहम् । भवता सह देवार्चां मुरलायां स्थिरो भव
sa tāṃ dṛṣṭvā'bravīdvākyaṃ vatsa śiṣya karomyaham | bhavatā saha devārcāṃ muralāyāṃ sthiro bhava
À la vue de cette rivière, il dit : « Mon enfant, je te prendrai pour disciple. Demeure ici, au Murala, avec fermeté, et avec moi rends un culte aux dieux. »
Niṃbaśuca (probable; a teacher-figure speaking to ‘vatsa’)
Tirtha: Murala
Type: ghat
Scene: On the Murala riverbank, an elder ascetic addresses a young seeker, formally accepting him as disciple; nearby a simple worship setup—waterpot, flowers, lamp—suggests deva-arcana by the river.
FAQs
At a tirtha, devotion is stabilized through discipline—steadfast worship (devārcā) and right discipleship.
Murala river is the immediate sacred site where worship and spiritual training are to be established.
Devārcā (worship of the deities) to be performed at Murala, with steadfast residence/observance there.