Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26
तेऽपि विप्रास्ततस्तस्याश्चक्रुः प्रासादमुत्तमम् । तत्र संस्थाय तां चक्रुस्ततः पूजासमाहिताः
te'pi viprāstatastasyāścakruḥ prāsādamuttamam | tatra saṃsthāya tāṃ cakrustataḥ pūjāsamāhitāḥ
त्या ब्राह्मणांनीही तिच्यासाठी उत्तम प्रासाद (मंदिर) बांधला; तेथे तिला प्रतिष्ठापित करून एकाग्र भावाने पूजा केली।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta in the wider frame)
Type: temple
Scene: A group of brāhmaṇas oversee the raising of an ornate prāsāda; the deity (feminine, per 'tasyāḥ...tāṃ') is ceremonially installed; worship proceeds with lamps, incense, and Vedic chanting.
FAQs
Sacred places are strengthened through dharmic acts—temple construction, installation, and steady worship performed with one-pointed mind.
The verse continues the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s local tīrtha account, highlighting the shrine established at that place (the exact toponym is outside this snippet).
Pratiṣṭhā (establishing/ installing the deity) and pūjā performed with samādhāna (focused attention).