Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 38
ऋषय ऊचुः । एतत्स्कन्दपुरंनाम तव नाम्ना भविष्यति । चमत्कारपुरं तद्वत्सांप्रतं सुरसत्तम
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | etatskandapuraṃnāma tava nāmnā bhaviṣyati | camatkārapuraṃ tadvatsāṃprataṃ surasattama
Para ṛṣi berkata, “Tempat ini akan bernama Skandapura, sesuai namamu. Dan, wahai yang termulia di antara para dewa, demikian pula kini ia akan dikenal sebagai Camatkārapura.”
Ṛṣis (Sages)
Tirtha: Skandapura / Camatkārapura
Type: kshetra
Scene: A council of sages formally declares the names ‘Skandapura’ and ‘Camatkārapura’; Skanda stands honored, with the newly sanctified town suggested behind them.
FAQs
Holy places are not merely geographic—they are sanctified identities, receiving names that preserve divine presence and wonder for future generations.
Skandapura (also called Camatkārapura), a celebrated sacred city within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s tīrtha narrative.
None directly; the verse establishes sacred naming and recognition of the site.