Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 52
अगस्त्य उवाच । चमत्कारपुरे क्षेत्रे मया पीठान्यशेषतः । आनीतानि प्रभावेन मंत्राणां सुरसत्तमाः
agastya uvāca | camatkārapure kṣetre mayā pīṭhānyaśeṣataḥ | ānītāni prabhāvena maṃtrāṇāṃ surasattamāḥ
Agastya dit : «Ô dieux les plus excellents, par la puissance des mantras, j’ai amené, sans en omettre un seul, tous les pīṭhas sacrés dans le kṣetra saint de Camatkārapura».
Agastya
Tirtha: Camatkārapura
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devas
Scene: Agastya stands within a consecrated field, performing mantra; around him appear symbolic emblems of many pīṭhas—yoni/śakti stones, tridents, skull-cups, lotuses—converging as luminous presences into the kṣetra.
FAQs
Mantra-śakti, when aligned with dharma, can establish and reveal sacred presence, turning a place into a living tīrtha.
Camatkārapura-kṣetra, presented as a locus where multiple pīṭhas become present.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse emphasizes the sanctifying power of mantras and the establishment of pīṭhas.