Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36
प्रजग्मुस्त्वरितास्तत्र यत्र देवो महेश्वरः । गर्तामध्यगतः सुप्तो लज्जया परया वृतः
prajagmustvaritāstatra yatra devo maheśvaraḥ | gartāmadhyagataḥ supto lajjayā parayā vṛtaḥ
ພວກເຂົາໄດ້ຮີບຮ້ອນໄປຍັງບ່ອນນັ້ນ ທີ່ພຣະມະເຫສວະຣະປະທັບຢູ່—ບັນທົມຫຼັບຢູ່ກາງຫຼຸມ ແລະຖືກປົກຄຸມດ້ວຍຄວາມອາຍອັນລຶກຊຶ້ງຢ່າງຍິ່ງ।
Narrator
Type: kshetra
Scene: A group of devas rush toward a desolate sacred ground; in the center a deep pit where Śiva lies asleep, partially covered, his body radiating faint ash-white glow, face turned inward in shame; surrounding earth cracked, with subtle aura and hovering celestial lamps.
FAQs
Puranic sacred geography often arises from divine līlā and moral symbolism; even ‘shame’ becomes a narrative veil that reveals a site’s sanctity.
The verse indicates Mahādeva’s presence at a particular spot (described as a pit-area) in the Anarta setting; the tirtha’s formal name and merits are typically detailed in the following verses.
None explicitly in this verse; it establishes the sacred scene that will ground subsequent prescriptions and merits.
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