Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 1
ऋषय ऊचुः । शिवक्षेत्राणि यैर्विप्रैः समानीतानि तत्र च । तेषां सर्वाणि गोत्राणि वद सूतज विस्तरात्
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | śivakṣetrāṇi yairvipraiḥ samānītāni tatra ca | teṣāṃ sarvāṇi gotrāṇi vada sūtaja vistarāt
Wika ng mga ṛṣi: “O anak ni Sūta, ipaliwanag nang masinsin ang mga angkan (gotra) ng lahat ng brāhmaṇa na nagdala roon at nagtatag ng mga banal na pook ni Śiva.”
Ṛṣis (Sages)
Tirtha: Śiva-kṣetras established in Camatkāra-pura / Hāṭakeśvara region (as a set)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: Forest assembly of sages questioning Sūta: scrolls and ritual implements nearby; behind them, a visionary tableau of multiple Śiva-kṣetras being ‘carried’—miniature liṅgas, sacred waters, and temple icons—toward a new city.
FAQs
Sacred places are preserved through dharmic transmission—remembering the founders’ lineages honors continuity of tīrtha-tradition.
The verse introduces the topic broadly—multiple Śiva-kṣetras associated with the Nāgarakhaṇḍa setting (detailed later in the chapter).
No direct ritual is prescribed here; it is an inquiry requesting genealogical and tīrtha-related details.
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