Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36
प्रजग्मुस्त्वरितास्तत्र यत्र देवो महेश्वरः । गर्तामध्यगतः सुप्तो लज्जया परया वृतः
prajagmustvaritāstatra yatra devo maheśvaraḥ | gartāmadhyagataḥ supto lajjayā parayā vṛtaḥ
Họ vội vã đến nơi ấy, nơi Chúa Maheśvara đang ở—Ngài nằm ngủ giữa lòng hố, bị che phủ bởi nỗi hổ thẹn sâu thẳm.
Narrator
Type: kshetra
Scene: A group of devas rush toward a desolate sacred ground; in the center a deep pit where Śiva lies asleep, partially covered, his body radiating faint ash-white glow, face turned inward in shame; surrounding earth cracked, with subtle aura and hovering celestial lamps.
FAQs
Puranic sacred geography often arises from divine līlā and moral symbolism; even ‘shame’ becomes a narrative veil that reveals a site’s sanctity.
The verse indicates Mahādeva’s presence at a particular spot (described as a pit-area) in the Anarta setting; the tirtha’s formal name and merits are typically detailed in the following verses.
None explicitly in this verse; it establishes the sacred scene that will ground subsequent prescriptions and merits.