Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22
स संत्यक्तो निजैर्दारैः शत्रुवर्गेण धर्षितः । भ्रममाणः समायातः सुपर्णाख्यस्य मन्दिरे
sa saṃtyakto nijairdāraiḥ śatruvargeṇa dharṣitaḥ | bhramamāṇaḥ samāyātaḥ suparṇākhyasya mandire
Abandonné par sa propre épouse et harcelé par les rangs des ennemis, il erra longtemps et finit par parvenir au temple nommé Suparṇākhyā.
Śiva (continuing)
Tirtha: Suparṇākhyā
Type: temple
Listener: Gaurī
Scene: A diseased, destitute former king—rejected by wife, harried by enemies—walks with a staff through dusty paths and finally beholds the gateway of Suparṇākhyā temple, lamps flickering at dusk.
FAQs
When worldly ties collapse, the Purāṇa redirects the seeker to a sacred temple, presenting tīrtha as the ultimate refuge.
Suparṇākhyā Mandira (the temple associated with Suparṇākhyā) within the narrated kṣetra.
None explicitly; the emphasis is on approaching the temple as the decisive spiritual act.