Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2
स्थिरीभूतं च तत्स्थानं कियत्कालं वदस्व मे । केन वै रक्ष्यमाणं च कस्याज्ञा वर्तते प्रभो
sthirībhūtaṃ ca tatsthānaṃ kiyatkālaṃ vadasva me | kena vai rakṣyamāṇaṃ ca kasyājñā vartate prabho
“وہ مقام کتنے عرصے تک قائم و مستحکم رہا؟ مجھے بتائیے۔ اور وہ کس کے ذریعے محفوظ رکھا گیا، اور کس کے حکم کے تحت چلتا ہے، اے پروردگار؟”
Nārada
Listener: Nārada
Scene: Nārada asking about the duration, protection, and authority of a sacred place; visual emphasis on a ‘kṣetra-pāla’ guardian figure or protective boundary markers around a shrine/forest.
FAQs
Sacred order endures through protection (rakṣaṇa) and rightful authority (ājñā), not by chance.
The verse refers generally to “that place” (tat-sthāna) without naming a specific tīrtha in the snippet.
None; the verse asks about guardianship and governance.