Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 1
ऋषय ऊचुः । अत्यद्भुतमिदं सूत यत्त्वया समुदाहृतम् । ब्रह्मणा यत्कृतो यज्ञस्तत्र क्षेत्रे महात्मना
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | atyadbhutamidaṃ sūta yattvayā samudāhṛtam | brahmaṇā yatkṛto yajñastatra kṣetre mahātmanā
Para ṛṣi berkata: “Wahai Sūta, sungguh amat menakjubkan apa yang engkau kisahkan—bahawa Brahmā yang berhati agung telah melaksanakan yajña di sana, di wilayah suci itu.”
Ṛṣis (sages)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: A forest hermitage assembly of sages addressing Sūta with reverence and astonishment, gesturing as they recall Brahmā’s yajña in the sacred kṣetra.
FAQs
Sacred places are recognized through awe and inquiry—hearing tīrtha-māhātmya kindles faith and dhārmic curiosity.
The “kṣetra” refers to the same sacred region under discussion—Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra within Nāgara-khaṇḍa’s māhātmya.
No prescription; it introduces questions about the yajña performed by Brahmā.