Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24
ततो नागबिलः ख्यातः स सर्वस्मिन्धरातले । गतागतेन नागानां स वल्मीको द्विजोत्तमाः
tato nāgabilaḥ khyātaḥ sa sarvasmindharātale | gatāgatena nāgānāṃ sa valmīko dvijottamāḥ
Ainsi, cette termitière devint célèbre sur toute la terre sous le nom de «Nāgabila», ô le meilleur des deux-fois-nés, car les Nāgas y allaient et venaient sans cesse.
Skanda (deduced; addressing a brāhmaṇa listener: dvijottama)
Tirtha: Nāgabila
Type: cave
Listener: Dvija-uttamāḥ (explicit vocative)
Scene: A prominent anthill on a sacred plain, revered by brāhmaṇas; subtle depiction of nāgas entering and emerging, establishing the place-name ‘Nāgabila’ as a celebrated landmark.
FAQs
Purāṇic tīrthas are remembered through sacred etymology—names preserve the spiritual history and power of a place.
Nāgabila, the famed opening/passage associated with Nāgas’ movement between realms.
None here; it establishes the site’s identity and renown.