Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 30
शक्र उवाच । अह त्वां तत्र नेष्यामि स्वहस्तेन विदारितम् । तत्रापि सुशुभा वृक्षा भविष्यंति तवाश्रयाः
śakra uvāca | aha tvāṃ tatra neṣyāmi svahastena vidāritam | tatrāpi suśubhā vṛkṣā bhaviṣyaṃti tavāśrayāḥ
சக்ரன் கூறினான்—என் கையாலே வழியைப் பிளந்து உன்னை அங்கே அழைத்துச் செல்வேன். அங்கேயும் உன் அடைக்கலமாக மிக அழகிய மரங்கள் தோன்றும்.
Śakra (Indra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Indra speaks to the ‘son of the mountain,’ promising to lead him to a new place, splitting the way by his own hand; in the new land, radiant trees rise as a living canopy of refuge.
FAQs
Divine grace can remove obstacles and even transform an inhospitable region into a благоприятный sacred environment supportive of dharma.
The promise concerns taking him to the destined locale in this episode, connected with Nāgabila in the immediate narrative context.
No explicit ritual; the verse emphasizes divine action that ‘opens the way’ and establishes auspicious natural signs (beautiful trees) around the sacred destination.