Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35
ते तमूचुः परं चैतत्कांपिल्यमिति विश्रुतम् । आनर्तनामा देशोऽयं राजात्र पृथिवीजयः
te tamūcuḥ paraṃ caitatkāṃpilyamiti viśrutam | ānartanāmā deśo'yaṃ rājātra pṛthivījayaḥ
അവർ അവനോട് പറഞ്ഞു—“ഇത് ‘കാംപില്യ’ എന്ന പേരിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധമായ നഗരം. ഈ ദേശം ‘ആനർത്ത’ എന്നു അറിയപ്പെടുന്നു; ഇവിടെ രാജാവ് ‘പൃഥിവീജയൻ’.”
People (lokāḥ)
Tirtha: Kāṃpilya (in Ānarta framing)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Townspeople answer confidently, pointing to the city and indicating the broader land; a herald-like figure names Ānarta and Pṛthivījaya, while the king listens intently.
FAQs
Purāṇic tīrtha narratives anchor spiritual instruction in real place-names and lineages, making dharma tangible in geography and history.
Kāṃpilya is identified as the prominent city; tīrtha-glorification is implied by the section’s frame and continues beyond this verse.
None.