Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 37
चंडालस्थल इत्येष प्रसिद्धोसौऽभवत्क्षितौ । तत्र स्थितैर्न चाद्यापि प्रासादो दश्यते हि सः
caṃḍālasthala ityeṣa prasiddhosau'bhavatkṣitau | tatra sthitairna cādyāpi prāsādo daśyate hi saḥ
இந்த இடம் பூமியில் ‘சண்டாளஸ்தலம்’ எனப் புகழ்பெற்றது; அங்கு இருப்போர்க்கு இன்றும் அரண்மனைபோன்ற ஆலயக் கட்டிடம் காணப்படுவதில்லை.
Narrator (contextual; purāṇic narrator within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Caṇḍālasthala
Type: kshetra
Scene: A quiet, open patch of earth marked as Caṇḍālasthala; no towering temple is present—only subtle signs: a simple marker, a tree, a small lamp, pilgrims standing in contemplation.
FAQs
Sacred geography preserves moral memory: a place-name can become a lasting reminder of dharma and adharma.
Caṇḍālasthala, a named spot within the Dharmāraṇya sacred landscape, is explicitly established.
None; it provides sthala-etymology and a descriptive tradition about the absence of a visible prāsāda.