Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 15
तत्र रूक्षाऽखिला भूमिर्निर्जला तमसा वृता । चीरिकोलूकगृधाढ्या शीर्षच्छायाविवर्जिता
tatra rūkṣā'khilā bhūmirnirjalā tamasā vṛtā | cīrikolūkagṛdhāḍhyā śīrṣacchāyāvivarjitā
Di sana seluruh tanahnya gersang dan tanpa air, diselubungi kelam; dipenuhi kicau burung, burung hantu dan burung hering, serta tiada naungan yang melindungi di atas kepala.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Scene: A bleak, shade-less plain under a dim, dusty sky; cracked earth, no water, silhouettes of owls and vultures perched on thorny branches; oppressive darkness despite daytime.
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The Purāṇic path often moves through inner and outer dryness; the absence of water and shade hints at the need for the cooling refuge of dharma and tīrtha.
Not directly named here; it is part of the environmental portrayal leading toward the tīrtha’s significance.
None.