Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5
यदाश्रित्य नयिष्यामो रौद्रं कलियुगं विभो । अस्पृष्टानि नरैर्म्लेच्छैः प्रभावसहितानि च । पाताले स्वर्गलोके वा मर्त्ये वा सुरसत्तम
yadāśritya nayiṣyāmo raudraṃ kaliyugaṃ vibho | aspṛṣṭāni narairmlecchaiḥ prabhāvasahitāni ca | pātāle svargaloke vā martye vā surasattama
Wahai Yang Mahakuasa, dengan bersandar pada (tempat) itu kami akan melewati Kali-yuga yang ganas. (Tempat) yang tak tersentuh oleh manusia mleccha dan dipenuhi daya suci—entah di Pātāla, di Svarga, ataupun di bumi, wahai yang terbaik di antara para dewa.
Devas/Tīrthas addressing Indra
Scene: The petitioners describe an ideal sanctuary: a radiant tīrtha-space, sealed from Kali’s shadow, beyond ordinary human defilement, spanning the three worlds.
FAQs
Sacred power is preserved through purity and protection; dharma seeks spaces where sanctity can remain undisturbed.
No site is named yet; the verse lists the qualities of the desired refuge-kṣetra.
No direct ritual; the emphasis is on maintaining ritual purity and safeguarding holy places.