Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 2
नारद उवाच । पुरातनामत्र कथां गुप्तक्षेत्रस्य कारणे । शृणु पांडव शापेन गुप्तमासीदिदं यथा
nārada uvāca | purātanāmatra kathāṃ guptakṣetrasya kāraṇe | śṛṇu pāṃḍava śāpena guptamāsīdidaṃ yathā
நாரதர் கூறினார்—இந்த மறைந்த க்ஷேத்திரம் மறைந்ததற்கான காரணத்தை விளக்கும் பழமையான கதை இங்கே உள்ளது. ஓ பாண்டவா! கேள்—சாபத்தால் இது எவ்வாறு மறைந்தது என்று।
Nārada
Tirtha: Guptakṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Arjuna (Pāṇḍava)
Scene: Nārada begins an ancient tale: he gestures as if opening a hidden chronicle; behind him, a symbolic shadow-veil over a luminous kṣetra indicates concealment by curse.
FAQs
Purāṇic sacred geography often includes moral causality: a place’s concealment or revelation can hinge on dharma, adharma, and the force of a curse.
The Guptakṣetra whose greatness is about to be explained through an ancient narrative.
No ritual is prescribed; it is an invitation to hear the explanatory kathā (narrative).