Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 94
नाम्ना चित्ररथो राजा वनं चित्ररथस्य तत् । एतज्जानीहि भो इन्द्र शिवपुर्याः समीपतः
nāmnā citraratho rājā vanaṃ citrarathasya tat | etajjānīhi bho indra śivapuryāḥ samīpataḥ
चित्ररथ नावाचा एक राजा होता; ते वन ‘चित्ररथाचे वन’ म्हणून प्रसिद्ध आहे। हे इंद्रा, जाण—ते शिवपुरीजवळ आहे।
Bṛhaspati
Tirtha: Caitraratha/Citraratha-vana (near Śivapurī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Indra
Scene: A guide-like moment: the speaker points out a named forest—Citraratha’s—situated near Śivapurī, as if marking a sacred waypoint for Indra.
FAQs
Sacred geography preserves memory: places near Śiva’s abode are marked by named forests and exemplary figures.
Śivapurī and the nearby Citraratha forest (Citraratha-vana) are referenced as holy localities.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse provides locational and naming context.
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