Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
त्वया प्रोक्तं पुरा दत्तं पुरं कृत्वा द्विजन्मनाम् । न च तेषां कृता संख्या तस्मात्तां परिकीर्तय
tvayā proktaṃ purā dattaṃ puraṃ kṛtvā dvijanmanām | na ca teṣāṃ kṛtā saṃkhyā tasmāttāṃ parikīrtaya
Antes disseste que uma cidade foi concedida após ser feita como assentamento para os duas-vezes-nascidos; contudo, o número deles não foi contado. Portanto, recita novamente esse número.
Ṛṣis (Sages)
Tirtha: Camatkāra-pura / dvija-nivāsa city within Nāgara-khaṇḍa narrative
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sūta
Scene: Sages pointing back to an earlier statement; Sūta preparing to enumerate—writing stylus poised; behind, a schematic of a city quarter allotted to dvijas, with rows of houses and a central temple.
FAQs
Remembering and enumerating dharmic foundations preserves sacred history and strengthens communal continuity around tīrthas.
A city established for dvijas is referenced, connected to the chapter’s tīrtha context; the specific name is clarified in the ensuing narration.
None; it requests a precise narrative detail (saṃkhyā) for the māhātmya account.