Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 1
सूत उवाच । तथान्येऽपि वसन्तीह रुद्रा एकादशैव तु । सञ्जाता ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठा मुनीनां हितकाम्यया
sūta uvāca | tathānye'pi vasantīha rudrā ekādaśaiva tu | sañjātā brāhmaṇaśreṣṭhā munīnāṃ hitakāmyayā
സൂതൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ ബ്രാഹ്മണശ്രേഷ്ഠാ! ഇവിടെ മറ്റു രുദ്രന്മാരും വസിക്കുന്നു; അവർ കൃത്യമായി പതിനൊന്ന്, മുനികളുടെ ഹിതം ആഗ്രഹിച്ച് പ്രത്യക്ഷപ്പെട്ടു ഇവിടെ പാർക്കുന്നു।
Sūta
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (implied by continuity)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇas/sages (Śaunaka-led assembly)
Scene: Sūta narrates to assembled sages: the sacred region is shown with eleven Rudra forms subtly present—some as ascetic Śiva, some fierce guardians—surrounding hermitages, indicating protection and blessing.
FAQs
Sacred places are portrayed as living abodes of Rudra-power, established for the spiritual protection and welfare of seekers.
The verse continues the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya sacred-region framework (immediately following the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra narrative unit).
No direct prescription; it identifies the presence of eleven Rudras as a basis for later worship/benefit statements.