Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 43
कर्कोटकमुखा नागास्ते च सन्ति सहस्रशः । ते पूज्या गंधपुष्पैश्च बलिभिर्धूपदीपकैः
karkoṭakamukhā nāgāste ca santi sahasraśaḥ | te pūjyā gaṃdhapuṣpaiśca balibhirdhūpadīpakaiḥ
കർക്കോടകനെ മുൻനിറുത്തിയ നാഗങ്ങൾ സഹസ്രങ്ങളായി നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു. സുഗന്ധവും പുഷ്പവും, ബലി-നൈവേദ്യവും, ധൂപവും ദീപവുംകൊണ്ട് അവരെ പൂജിക്കണം.
Śrīprahlāda (narrative voice within Dvārakā Māhātmya context)
Tirtha: Dvārakā-kṣetra (nāga-āvaraṇa/guardian circuit)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Thousands of nāgas led by Karkoṭaka appear as a shimmering protective assembly around the sacred approach—some visible, some subtle—while priests and pilgrims present flowers, perfumes, bali, incense, and lamps.
FAQs
Sacred places prescribe orderly reverence to guardian beings; honoring them supports dharmic entry into the Lord’s abode.
Dvārakā within the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa’s Dvārakā Māhātmya.
Pūjā with gandha (fragrance), puṣpa (flowers), bali (food-offerings), dhūpa (incense), and dīpa (lamp).