Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11
नैरृतं दलमास्थाय भगवान्दुष्टदर्पहा । गृहस्थस्य सदा शत्रुविनाशं विदधाति सः
nairṛtaṃ dalamāsthāya bhagavānduṣṭadarpahā | gṛhasthasya sadā śatruvināśaṃ vidadhāti saḥ
नैरृत दिशेत अधिष्ठित भगवान—दुष्टांचा दर्प हरिणारे—गृहस्थाचे शत्रू सदा नष्ट करतात।
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)
Scene: A householder’s shrine diagram showing the southwest quarter; the Lord stands there as a guardian, subduing dark, arrogant figures symbolizing wickedness; the household remains calm and protected.
FAQs
Divine order protects the righteous householder when worship is aligned with prescribed sacred directions and discipline.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it conveys a dharmic benefit tied to directional worship within the chapter’s māhātmya.
The verse indicates a deity’s placement/adoration in the Nairṛta (southwest) quarter as a means to secure protection and enemy-destruction.