Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 1
ऋषय ऊचुः । शिवक्षेत्राणि यैर्विप्रैः समानीतानि तत्र च । तेषां सर्वाणि गोत्राणि वद सूतज विस्तरात्
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | śivakṣetrāṇi yairvipraiḥ samānītāni tatra ca | teṣāṃ sarvāṇi gotrāṇi vada sūtaja vistarāt
ഋഷികൾ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ സൂതപുത്രാ! ഏത് വിപ്രന്മാർ ശിവക്ഷേത്രങ്ങളെ അവിടെ കൊണ്ടുവന്ന് സ്ഥാപിച്ചുവോ, അവരുടെ എല്ലാ ഗോത്രങ്ങളും വിശദമായി പറയുക।
Ṛṣis (Sages)
Tirtha: Śiva-kṣetras established in Camatkāra-pura / Hāṭakeśvara region (as a set)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: Forest assembly of sages questioning Sūta: scrolls and ritual implements nearby; behind them, a visionary tableau of multiple Śiva-kṣetras being ‘carried’—miniature liṅgas, sacred waters, and temple icons—toward a new city.
FAQs
Sacred places are preserved through dharmic transmission—remembering the founders’ lineages honors continuity of tīrtha-tradition.
The verse introduces the topic broadly—multiple Śiva-kṣetras associated with the Nāgarakhaṇḍa setting (detailed later in the chapter).
No direct ritual is prescribed here; it is an inquiry requesting genealogical and tīrtha-related details.