Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
चमत्कारपुरे कश्चिद्वैश्यजातिसमुद्भवः । बभूव पुरुषो मूको दरिद्रेण समन्वितः
camatkārapure kaścidvaiśyajātisamudbhavaḥ | babhūva puruṣo mūko daridreṇa samanvitaḥ
Em Camatkārapura havia um homem, nascido na comunidade vaiśya; era mudo e oprimido pela pobreza.
Sūta
Tirtha: Camatkārapura (kṣetra-context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dvija audience (addressed as ‘dvijottamāḥ’ in the passage)
Scene: A humble mute Vaiśya man in a small town, wearing simple cloth, standing near a modest hut; his face shows quiet endurance, with sparse household items indicating poverty; the sacred aura of Camatkārapura subtly suggested in the background (temple spire or tīrtha trees).
FAQs
Tīrtha-māhātmya often begins with human limitation—poverty or disability—setting the stage for divine grace and transformation through the sacred place.
Camatkārapura, within the larger Acaleśvara-kṣetra narrative of Nāgara Khaṇḍa.
None in this verse; it introduces the protagonist for a forthcoming miracle or dharmic resolution.