Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 86
स्थापिताः श्रीहरिभ्यां तु श्रीगौर्या वेदवित्तमाः । रुद्रेण नागराश्चैव पार्वत्या शक्तिपूर्भवाः
sthāpitāḥ śrīharibhyāṃ tu śrīgauryā vedavittamāḥ | rudreṇa nāgarāścaiva pārvatyā śaktipūrbhavāḥ
श्रीहरिद्वयेन तथा श्रीगौर्या वेदवित्तमाः प्रतिष्ठापिताः। रुद्रेण नागराः स्थापिताश्च, पार्वत्या शक्तिपूरसमुद्भवाश्च जनाः।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)
Tirtha: Śaktipura (implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A divine council scene: Hari(s), Gaurī, Rudra, and Pārvatī consecrate learned Veda-knowers and designate distinct communities to sacred towns; the land is shown as mapped by divine gesture.
FAQs
The Purāṇa presents dharma as upheld through divinely guided communities and learned Veda-knowers established for the world’s welfare.
A specific tīrtha is not praised in this verse; it references communities and origins (e.g., Śaktipura) within a sacred-geographical frame.
No ritual is prescribed; the verse describes divine establishment/settlement linked to dharma and learning.