Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12
देवता ऊचुः । अत्र स्थाने महादेवि कोऽस्माकं प्रकरिष्यति । पूजां को वात्र चाहारस्तस्माद्ब्रूहि सुरेश्वरि
devatā ūcuḥ | atra sthāne mahādevi ko'smākaṃ prakariṣyati | pūjāṃ ko vātra cāhārastasmādbrūhi sureśvari
เหล่าเทวดากล่าวว่า “โอ้มหาเทวี ณ สถานที่นี้ผู้ใดจักประกอบปูชาแก่พวกเรา? และผู้ใดจักจัดหาอาหารเลี้ยงชีพที่นี่? เพราะฉะนั้น โอ้สุเรศวรี โปรดตรัสบอกเถิด”
Devatāḥ (the deities)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A council of deities addressing the Great Goddess at the sacred site, asking who will conduct worship and provide food; the setting suggests a newly established shrine needing caretakers.
FAQs
Even divine beings honor the order of tīrtha-worship and ask for the proper means of ongoing ritual service.
A sanctified location within Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya, centered on the Devī and her pādukā in a cave.
The need for regular pūjā and provision of āhāra (offerings/sustenance) for continued worship at the site.