Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
कस्य गोत्रोद्भवैर्विप्रैः किं क्षेत्रं समुपार्जितम् । शंकरस्य प्रसादेन तस्मिन्काल उपस्थिते
kasya gotrodbhavairvipraiḥ kiṃ kṣetraṃ samupārjitam | śaṃkarasya prasādena tasminkāla upasthite
“พราหมณ์เหล่านั้นบังเกิดจากโคตรใดบ้าง และด้วยพระกรุณาแห่งพระศังกระ ในกาลนั้นได้บรรลุและสถาปนาเขตศักดิ์สิทธิ์ใดเล่า?”
Ṛṣis (Sages)
Tirtha: Unspecified Śiva-kṣetra obtained/established by Śaṅkara’s grace (within Camatkāra/Ānarta narrative)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sūta (Sūtaja)
Scene: Sages gesture toward Sūta, asking ‘which gotra, which kṣetra’; above, a subtle theophany: Śiva’s hand in blessing over a newly installed liṅga; brāhmaṇas performing prāṇa-pratiṣṭhā with kalaśa and Vedic fire.
FAQs
Tīrthas are not merely geographic—they are understood as arising through divine grace (Śiva’s prasāda) and dharmic agency.
A particular kṣetra is being asked about, but not named in this verse; the identification unfolds in Sūta’s response.
None explicitly; the verse frames a historical-theological inquiry about tīrtha origin.