Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
कस्य गोत्रोद्भवैर्विप्रैः किं क्षेत्रं समुपार्जितम् । शंकरस्य प्रसादेन तस्मिन्काल उपस्थिते
kasya gotrodbhavairvipraiḥ kiṃ kṣetraṃ samupārjitam | śaṃkarasya prasādena tasminkāla upasthite
“وہ وِپر کن کن گوتروں سے پیدا ہوئے، اور شنکر کی عنایت سے اُس وقت کون سا مقدّس کھیتر حاصل ہو کر قائم کیا گیا؟”
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.