Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29
अहं चित्रांगदोनाम गन्धर्वस्त्रिदिवौकसाम् । तीर्थयात्राकृते प्राप्तः क्षेत्रेऽस्मिञ्छ्रद्धयाऽन्वितः
ahaṃ citrāṃgadonāma gandharvastridivaukasām | tīrthayātrākṛte prāptaḥ kṣetre'smiñchraddhayā'nvitaḥ
ഞാൻ ചിത്രാംഗദ എന്ന പേരുള്ള ഗന്ധർവൻ, ത്രിദിവവാസികളിൽ ഒരാൾ. തീർത്ഥയാത്രയ്ക്കായി, ശ്രദ്ധയോടെ, ഈ പുണ്യക്ഷേത്രത്തിൽ എത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു.
Citrāṅgada (Gandharva)
Type: kshetra
Listener: the maiden (kanyā)
Scene: A celestial Gandharva introduces himself at the threshold of a sacred precinct—river steps, a small shrine, and pilgrims—his hands in a respectful gesture, indicating he has come for tīrtha-yātrā with faith.
FAQs
Pilgrimage becomes truly fruitful when undertaken with śraddhā (faith), honoring the holiness of the kṣetra.
The verse speaks generally of “this kṣetra” within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya context; the specific site is not named in this single śloka.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; it emphasizes tīrtha-yātrā (pilgrimage) performed with faith.