Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 63
तेनैव सहितास्तत्र गत्वा किञ्चिद्वनान्तरम् । दृष्टवन्तस्ततो हृद्यं सरः पंकजशोभितम्
tenaiva sahitāstatra gatvā kiñcidvanāntaram | dṛṣṭavantastato hṛdyaṃ saraḥ paṃkajaśobhitam
அவனுடன் சேர்ந்து அவர்கள் சிறிது தூரம் காட்டினுள் சென்றனர்; அப்போது தாமரைகளால் அலங்கரிக்கப்பட்ட இனிய ஏரியை அவர்கள் கண்டனர்.
Narrative voice
Type: kund
Scene: A small group walks into a forest glade and suddenly the view opens to a serene lake covered with blooming lotuses; reflections shimmer; the guide-ascetic leads them to the water’s edge.
FAQs
Sacred places are often revealed through guidance and companionship; the tīrtha-landscape itself inspires purity and devotion.
A lotus-adorned sacred lake (saras) near/within Cāmatkārapura-kṣetra is described, though not named in the verse.
No explicit rite here; it introduces the setting that commonly precedes snāna or other tīrtha-observances.