Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 30
नागा ऊचुः । भोगानपि प्रभुंजाना न वयं तत्र पद्मज । शक्नुमो वस्तुमुर्व्यां नस्तस्मात्स्थानं प्रदर्शय । मर्यादया वर्तयामो यत्रस्था मानवैः समम्
nāgā ūcuḥ | bhogānapi prabhuṃjānā na vayaṃ tatra padmaja | śaknumo vastumurvyāṃ nastasmātsthānaṃ pradarśaya | maryādayā vartayāmo yatrasthā mānavaiḥ samam
Les Nāgas dirent : «Ô Né du Lotus, même si nous y goûtons les plaisirs, nous ne pouvons demeurer sur la terre. Montre-nous donc un lieu convenable, où, demeurant dans les justes limites, nous puissions vivre avec les hommes.»
Nāgas
Listener: Sages (frame); internal: Brahmā (Padmajā) addressed by nāgas
Scene: Nāga chiefs speak with folded hands to the Lotus-born (Brahmā): they acknowledge pleasures but request a rightful place on earth to live alongside humans within due bounds.
FAQs
True dharma is living within maryādā—right limits—so that different beings can coexist without harm.
This request sets up the later designation of a specific kṣetra for Nāgas on earth—identified shortly as Cāmatkārapura.
No ritual is prescribed; the verse emphasizes ethical restraint and a sanctioned place of residence.