Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36
नागरादित्य इत्येषा ख्याता भवतु भूतले । येयं सरस्वतीतीरे प्रासादे स्थापिता मया
nāgarāditya ityeṣā khyātā bhavatu bhūtale | yeyaṃ sarasvatītīre prāsāde sthāpitā mayā
ही मूर्ती भूतलावर ‘नागरादित्य’ या नावाने प्रसिद्ध होवो; जी मी सरस्वतीतीरी प्रासादात स्थापिली आहे।
Puṣpa
Tirtha: Nāgarāditya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A temple (prāsāda) on the Sarasvatī’s bank with the installed solar deity Nāgarāditya; the river flows beside steps/ghāṭa, pilgrims offer arghya to the sun.
FAQs
Naming and consecrating a deity at a tīrtha establishes an enduring locus of merit for future devotees.
Sarasvatī-tīra and the temple (prāsāda) where the form is installed and celebrated as Nāgarāditya.
Pratiṣṭhā (installation) of the deity in a temple and its subsequent recognition for worship under the name Nāgarāditya.