Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 13
तद्भृत्यः शबरः कश्चिद्विचरन्मृगयां वने । ददर्श जीर्णं स्फुटितं पतितं देवतालयम्
tadbhṛtyaḥ śabaraḥ kaścidvicaranmṛgayāṃ vane | dadarśa jīrṇaṃ sphuṭitaṃ patitaṃ devatālayam
मृगयेच्या वेळी वनात फिरताना त्याच्या एका शबर सेवकाने जीर्ण, तुटलेले व पडलेले देवालय पाहिले.
Narrator (contextual purāṇic voice; specific speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Type: temple
Scene: A Śabara attendant pauses amid trees, staring at a cracked, collapsed devālaya—broken pillars, fallen śikhara stones, vines and moss—yet a faint divine presence lingers.
FAQs
Even neglected sacred places can become sources of great merit when rediscovered and honored.
The verse mentions a fallen devatālaya but does not name a tīrtha; it introduces a sacred-site episode.
None yet; the ritual theme will follow from the discovery of the shrine.