Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 18
एतस्मात्कारणात्तूर्णं चलिता वयमच्युत । न वयं तव संगस्य तृप्यामोऽब्दशतैरपि
etasmātkāraṇāttūrṇaṃ calitā vayamacyuta | na vayaṃ tava saṃgasya tṛpyāmo'bdaśatairapi
இந்தக் காரணத்தால், ஓ அச்யுதா! நாம் உடனே புறப்பட்டோம்; ஆயினும் நூறு நூறு ஆண்டுகளிலும் உமது சங்கத்தால் எங்களுக்கு நிறைவு வராது।
Likely the Kuru-Pāṇḍava party addressing Acyuta (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Acyuta (Kṛṣṇa)
Scene: A poignant leave-taking: devotees/warriors bow to Kṛṣṇa (Acyuta), stepping onto the road with urgency; Kṛṣṇa stands serene, blessing them, while the distant kṣetra glows as their destination.
FAQs
Even while fulfilling sacred duties like pilgrimage and consecration, devotion recognizes the unsurpassed value of the Lord’s presence.
The immediate focus is the journey toward the discussed kṣetra in Adhyāya 73; the verse emphasizes motivation rather than naming the site.
No direct ritual instruction is given here; it explains the urgency of departure tied to the forthcoming liṅga establishment.
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