Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
सूत उवाच । पञ्चक्रोशप्रमाणेन क्षेत्रं ब्राह्मणसत्तमाः । आयामव्यासतश्चैव चमत्कारपुरोत्तमम्
sūta uvāca | pañcakrośapramāṇena kṣetraṃ brāhmaṇasattamāḥ | āyāmavyāsataścaiva camatkārapurottamam
சூதர் கூறினார்— ஓ பிராமணசிரேஷ்டர்களே, சிறந்த சமத்காரபுரத்தின் க்ஷேத்திரம் ஐந்து குரோச அளவுடையது; நீளமும் அகலமும் இரண்டிலும் அதே அளவே.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)
Tirtha: Camatkārapura-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇas/Ṛṣis
Scene: Sūta declares the kṣetra’s dimensions; a schematic mandala-like map appears—square/rectangular field labeled ‘pañcakrośa’ on each side, with temples and waterbodies marked at cardinal points.
FAQs
Purāṇic tīrthas are not abstract—they are mapped and measurable, inviting embodied pilgrimage (yātrā) as a form of dharma.
Camatkārapura-kṣetra, defined as a five-krośa sacred area.
None; the verse provides kṣetra-pramāṇa (extent) as guidance for pilgrimage understanding.