Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23
वृक्षाणामत्रसान्निध्यं सर्वेषां च भविष्यति । अद्यप्रभृति नाम्नैतन्नागस्थानं भविष्यति
vṛkṣāṇāmatrasānnidhyaṃ sarveṣāṃ ca bhaviṣyati | adyaprabhṛti nāmnaitannāgasthānaṃ bhaviṣyati
இங்கே எல்லா மரங்களின் சான்னിധ்யமும் இருக்கும். இன்றுமுதல் இந்த இடம் ‘நாகஸ்தானம்’ என்ற பெயரால் அறியப்படும்.
Śiva (Bhagavān)
Tirtha: Nāgasthāna
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇa
Scene: A panoramic view of a shrine encircled by a miraculous diversity of trees; a subtle inscription or spoken proclamation marks the place-name ‘Nāgasthāna’, as pilgrims recognize the newly established sacred locus.
FAQs
Divine grace sanctifies geography—nature and place-name become carriers of sacred memory and presence.
A spot within Prabhāsakṣetra that becomes famed as ‘Nāgasthāna’.
No new rite is prescribed; the verse declares the sacred presence of trees and the naming of the site.