Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33
चमत्कारपुरं प्राप्य ततोऽहं द्विजसत्तमाः । भ्रांतस्त्रिकेषु सर्वेषु चत्वरेषु गृहेषु च
camatkārapuraṃ prāpya tato'haṃ dvijasattamāḥ | bhrāṃtastrikeṣu sarveṣu catvareṣu gṛheṣu ca
പിന്നീട്, ഹേ ദ്വിജശ്രേഷ്ഠാ, ‘ചമത്കാരപുരം’ എന്ന നഗരത്തിലെത്തി, ഞാൻ എല്ലായിടത്തും—മൂന്നുവഴിച്ചുരുക്കങ്ങളിലും ചത്വരങ്ങളിലും വീടുവീടായി—അലഞ്ഞു നടന്നു।
Unspecified narrator (a devotee/pilgrim speaking within the Tīrthamāhātmya context)
Tirtha: Camatkārapura
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvija-sattamāḥ
Scene: A weary traveler enters Camatkārapura, moving through a bustling catuṣpatha (crossroads), then a broad catuvara (square), peering into courtyards and doorways with a bundle of lotuses.
FAQs
A tīrtha-narrative often begins with hardship: sincere seeking and perseverance prepare one to receive divine grace.
Camatkārapura is introduced as the setting within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya sequence.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; it sets the scene of the pilgrim’s wandering and search.