Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 47
अद्याऽपि च कला विष्णोः प्राप्ते चैकादशीत्रये । पूर्वोक्तेन विधानेन तस्माच्छ्रद्धासमन्वितैः । सदैव पूजनीयश्च वन्दनीयो विशेषतः
adyā'pi ca kalā viṣṇoḥ prāpte caikādaśītraye | pūrvoktena vidhānena tasmācchraddhāsamanvitaiḥ | sadaiva pūjanīyaśca vandanīyo viśeṣataḥ
Hingga hari ini pun, daya ilahi Viṣṇu tetap hadir di sini; dan ketika triad Ekādaśī tiba, maka—menurut tata cara yang telah disebutkan sebelumnya—para bhakta yang beriman hendaknya senantiasa bersembahyang dan terutama mempersembahkan pranam dengan hormat di tempat ini.
Sūta (summative instruction and present-tense assurance)
Tirtha: Cakrapāṇi/Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra context (Ekādaśī-focused)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis at Naimiṣāraṇya (standard frame; not explicit in this verse)
Scene: Pilgrims with folded hands approach a Viṣṇu shrine in a sacred precinct; the calendar marks the arrival of a special Ekādaśī triad; lamps, tulasī, and conch-bell worship emphasize continuing divine presence.
FAQs
Sacred places remain spiritually ‘alive’ across time; faithful observance of Ekādaśī-linked worship sustains devotion and purification.
The established Cakrapāṇi/Hari presence in the Vāsudeva-kṣetra described in Adhyāya 152.
On the Ekādaśī-traya, worship and salute the deity following the previously described procedure (pūrvokta-vidhi), with śraddhā.