Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 73
ऋषय ऊचुः । यदि प्रत्युपकाराय मन्यसे त्वं द्विजोत्तम । गृहं कुरुष्व नो वाक्याद्देवस्य परमेष्ठिनः
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | yadi pratyupakārāya manyase tvaṃ dvijottama | gṛhaṃ kuruṣva no vākyāddevasya parameṣṭhinaḥ
Các bậc hiền triết thưa rằng: “Nếu ngài muốn báo đáp cho xứng đáng, hỡi bậc tối thượng trong hàng lưỡng sinh, thì theo lời chúng tôi, hãy dựng tại đây nơi ngự của Thần Parameṣṭhin.”
Ṛṣis (the sages)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mṛkaṇḍa (dvijottama)
Scene: The sages issue a directive; Mṛkaṇḍa receives it with reverence; the envisioned ‘abode of Parameṣṭhin’ appears as a sanctum being founded—ritual ground-breaking, altar lines, and a rising shrine.
FAQs
Gratitude becomes dharma when it is expressed through lasting sacred works—establishing a deity’s abode for public merit.
A tīrtha in Nāgarakhaṇḍa where Parameṣṭhin/Pitāmaha is to be established, forming the basis for the site’s later fame.
Construction/establishment of a divine abode (gṛha) for Parameṣṭhin—an implicit prescription for temple-making and consecratory intent.