Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 58
ततः स व्याकुलीभूतो रोगग्रस्तो महीपतिः । चमत्कारपुरं प्राप्य सर्वान्विप्रानुवाच ह
tataḥ sa vyākulībhūto rogagrasto mahīpatiḥ | camatkārapuraṃ prāpya sarvānviprānuvāca ha
Pagkaraan, ang hari, balisa at dinapuan ng karamdaman, ay nakarating sa Camatkārapura at nagsalita sa lahat ng mga Brahmin doon.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Tirtha: Camatkārapura
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sick, distressed king arrives at a sacred town gate/ghāṭa; Brahmins assembled in a courtyard or near a shrine; the king, supported by attendants, addresses them with folded hands.
FAQs
In crisis, a ruler turns toward sacred places and learned Brahmins, seeking dharmic counsel rather than relying only on power.
Camatkārapura is named as the destination; the specific tīrtha associated with it is not specified in this single verse.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; the king initiates consultation with vipras.
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