Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29
ततो गजाह्वयात्तूर्णं समानीय धनं बहु । शोधयामास तत्स्थानं दिवारात्रमतन्द्रितः
tato gajāhvayāttūrṇaṃ samānīya dhanaṃ bahu | śodhayāmāsa tatsthānaṃ divārātramatandritaḥ
பின்னர் அவர் கஜாஹ்வயம் (ஹஸ்தினாபுரம்) இலிருந்து விரைவாக மிகுந்த செல்வமும் பொருட்களும் கொண்டு வந்து, அந்த இடத்தை பகல்-இரவு சோர்வின்றி தூய்மைப்படுத்தினார்।
Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller; specific speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devoted patron/ascetic arrives with carts of wealth and workers; the neglected sacred spot is scrubbed, swept, and ritually purified under lamps through day and night.
FAQs
Serving a tīrtha through restoration and purification is itself a powerful dharmic act, expressing devotion through sustained effort.
The place being cleaned is the Vidureśvara/Devadroṇī-associated tīrtha site described in Adhyāya 59.
A practical devotional act is implied: tīrtha-śodhana—cleansing and restoring the sacred spot with dedicated effort.
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