Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12
देवता ऊचुः । अत्र स्थाने महादेवि कोऽस्माकं प्रकरिष्यति । पूजां को वात्र चाहारस्तस्माद्ब्रूहि सुरेश्वरि
devatā ūcuḥ | atra sthāne mahādevi ko'smākaṃ prakariṣyati | pūjāṃ ko vātra cāhārastasmādbrūhi sureśvari
Para dewa berkata: “Wahai Mahādevī, di tempat ini siapakah yang akan melakukan pemujaan bagi kami? Dan siapakah pula yang akan menyediakan santapan di sini? Maka, wahai Penguasa para dewa, nyatakanlah kepada kami.”
Devatāḥ (the deities)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A council of deities addressing the Great Goddess at the sacred site, asking who will conduct worship and provide food; the setting suggests a newly established shrine needing caretakers.
FAQs
Even divine beings honor the order of tīrtha-worship and ask for the proper means of ongoing ritual service.
A sanctified location within Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya, centered on the Devī and her pādukā in a cave.
The need for regular pūjā and provision of āhāra (offerings/sustenance) for continued worship at the site.