Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16
सूत उवाच । एवमुक्त्वा स देवेशस्ततश्चादर्शनं गतः । सोऽपि राजा चकाराशु प्रासादं सुमनोहरम्
sūta uvāca | evamuktvā sa deveśastataścādarśanaṃ gataḥ | so'pi rājā cakārāśu prāsādaṃ sumanoharam
ಸೂತನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಇಂತೆಂದು ಹೇಳಿ ದೇವೇಶ್ವರನು ನಂತರ ಅದೃಶ್ಯನಾದನು. ರಾಜನೂ ಕೂಡ ತಕ್ಷಣವೇ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಮನೋಹರವಾದ ಪ್ರಾಸಾದ-ಮಂದಿರವನ್ನು ಕಟ್ಟಿಸಿದನು.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: After speaking, the radiant deity disappears; the king immediately orders artisans; scaffolding rises, pillars carved, sanctum planned; the atmosphere is industrious yet sacred.
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Human effort in dharma—building and maintaining a shrine—responds to divine instruction and sustains sacred presence.
The Acaleśvara locale in Nāgarakhaṇḍa, where a temple is established following the Lord’s command.
Construction of a prāsāda (temple) as an act supporting liṅga worship and tīrtha veneration.
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