Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33
चमत्कारपुरे क्षेत्रे मया दत्ता स्थितिः सदा । पृथिव्यां कुलमुख्यानां नागानां नागसत्तमाः
camatkārapure kṣetre mayā dattā sthitiḥ sadā | pṛthivyāṃ kulamukhyānāṃ nāgānāṃ nāgasattamāḥ
हे नागश्रेष्ठा! चमत्कारपुराच्या पवित्र क्षेत्रात पृथ्वीवर कुलमुख्य, अग्रगण्य नागांना मी सदैवचा निवास दिला आहे।
Brahmā
Tirtha: Cāmatkārapura
Type: kshetra
Listener: Nāga-sattama(s) / nāga assembly
Scene: A radiant city-kṣetra named Cāmatkārapura appears on earth, with nāga chiefs enthroned beneath jeweled serpent hoods; Brahmā’s blessing descends like a beam, marking the city as their eternal station.
FAQs
Sacred places are divinely instituted to uphold harmony between beings and to anchor dharma in geography.
Cāmatkārapura-kṣetra is explicitly named as the Nāgas’ granted sacred abode.
No direct rite is stated here; it establishes the authoritative sanctity of Cāmatkārapura as a locus for Nāga-related observances.