Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9
ते भूयोऽपि न संप्राप्ता यथा गोत्रचतुष्टयम् । तत्पूर्वकं शुकादीनां यन्नष्टं नागजाद्भयात्
te bhūyo'pi na saṃprāptā yathā gotracatuṣṭayam | tatpūrvakaṃ śukādīnāṃ yannaṣṭaṃ nāgajādbhayāt
Contudo, eles não voltaram outra vez, assim como não voltou o conjunto das quatro gotras. Antes, as linhagens que começavam com Śuka e outros, perdidas por temor nascido dos Nāgas, do mesmo modo não reapareceram.
Sūta
Type: kshetra
Scene: A narrator recalls vanished gotras; shadowy nāgas loom at the edge of a settlement; empty sacrificial fires and abandoned kuśa-grass altars symbolize broken continuity.
FAQs
Sacred histories record both restoration and loss, showing how fear and calamity can disrupt social and spiritual continuity.
The verse is embedded in a tīrtha/city narrative in Nāgarakhaṇḍa; the specific tīrtha name is not stated here.
None; the verse explains a cause (Nāga-born fear) for the disappearance of certain lineages.