Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 34
अथ पप्रच्छ लोकान्स किमेतन्नगरं स्मृतम् । कोऽयं देशः कोऽत्र राजा किं पुरं नगरं च किम्
atha papraccha lokānsa kimetannagaraṃ smṛtam | ko'yaṃ deśaḥ ko'tra rājā kiṃ puraṃ nagaraṃ ca kim
Então perguntou ao povo: “Como se chama esta cidade? Que região é esta? Quem é o rei aqui? E o que se entende por ‘pura’ e por ‘nagara’?”
Narrator (contextual)
Tirtha: Kāṃpilya (contextual identification)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The king stands among townsfolk, gesturing in inquiry; people point toward the city and surrounding region as if mapping it verbally; the words ‘pura’ and ‘nagara’ are thematized as learned distinctions.
FAQs
Pilgrimage narratives often begin with identifying sacred geography; knowing place and polity frames dharmic action in a locale.
Kāṃpilya is the immediate setting, but the verse itself focuses on naming and description rather than tīrtha praise.
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